7-23-26 America's Truckin' Network

Kevin discusses and covers the following stories: Americas Commercial Transportation Research Co. (ACT) reported May Used Class 8 Truck Sales, J.D. Power reported the auction component; the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released the 2026 Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking, its flagship benchmarking report; the University of Michigan released their July Preliminary Consumer Sentiment Index; oil prices react to the escalation of U.S. strikes on Iran, Iran's proxy, Yemen's Houthis, announcing a blockade of Saudi Arabia and threats to tankers carrying Saudi oil through the Bab el-Mandeb strait (between the red Sea and the Gulf of Aden); gas prices continue to climb; Kevin has the details, digs into the data, puts the information into historical perspective, offers his insights and opinions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.