What's up with truck operating costs? Up to $2.36 per mile

In this roundtable episode, the Fleet Lead's editors break down the latest ATRI report on the rising operational costs in trucking. From equipment pre-buys to AI in the shop and driver retention strategies, here is where operational costs are headed and what fleets can anticipate next. Timestamps: 01:33 - Driver quality and fleet retention 03:43 - Rising maintenance expenses 05:35 - Tanker carrier margins are doing good 07:14 - Equipment cost increases and the prebuy 10:08 - EPA's regulations 13:43 - Material tariffs and antidumping  14:57 - Freight rate fluctuations 16:08 - Fleet age averages are up 20:50 - Tech and AI adoption 26:34 - What’s next / Alt fuels