Running on empty: Troian warns trucking industry woes may ripple through industry 

Gregg Troian, industry veteran and president of both PGT Trucking and the Board of Directors at the American Transportation Research Institute, cautions that the trucking industry continues to face mounting obstacles.  

During SMU’s discussion with Troian, he outlined trucking’s status and warned of the potentially cascading implications to the US freight ecosystem. Because the steel industry relies on trucks to maintain day-to-day operations, mounting challenges to the existing framework, paired with rising fuel costs, threaten to wreak even more havoc on a tight market. In addition to tariff adjustments, global disruptions to trade routes, and overall capacity issues, the steel market may grapple with a new source of uncertainty.