Intelligence
Official data, made clear for small fleets
Government agencies publish a lot of trucking data that is hard to read and harder to compare. We take the official files, compute what a 5-to-15-truck fleet can use, and put the source, retrieval date and limits next to every number. Nothing here is a live feed, a freight rate or a prediction.
SnapshotFreshest dataset on this site: EIA dieselData period: diesel week of Oct 5, 2026Retrieved Oct 8, 2026, 12:25 UTCretrieved Oct 8, 2026
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Official data, explained in plain English
Diesel
EIA weekly retail diesel by U.S. region, 104-week series with a stated retrieval date, and a fuel scenario you can move.
Data freshness
Every public dataset used on the site with its source, retrieval date, data vintage, limits and a status chip, plus a guide to stale data.
Weather alerts
A dated NWS active-alert snapshot by state, event and severity, with its limits stated. Not live.
Carrier safety
Out-of-service rates of 5-to-15-truck carriers from FMCSA open data, by state, with a where-do-I-sit calculator.
Truck parking
State map of truck parking supply from FHWA and BTS, with a cost-of-lost-hours calculator. Historical, not live.
Freight corridors
Top 200 truck flows between states (FAF6, 2022) with diesel, estimated miles and a lane-cost calculator.
Road restrictions
FHWA state truck weight enforcement and permit counts for 2024, plus the official permit office for every state.
Detention cost
State driver-pay index from BLS plus a detention cost calculator that uses your own hours, rates and fees.
Diesel seasonality
Seasonal index and regional spread of retail diesel from EIA weekly history, with a fuel-timing calculator.
USDOT record explained
How to read a USDOT record, field by field, with FMCSA aggregates and a vetting calculator.
Crash and inspection patterns
FMCSA inspection and crash aggregates by state, with a calculator comparing your inspection record to your state.
Bridge conditions
State bridge condition and posting counts from the National Bridge Inventory, with a detour-versus-lighter-load calculator.
Weather calendar
Month-by-month weather event-days along eleven interstate corridors from NOAA storm history, with a cost calculator.
Open data atlas
Source register for all Intelligence pages: licence, freshness, limits and blocked sources.
Authority revocations
FMCSA authority revocation, grant and reinstatement counts by month, and active authority status by state.
Insurance lapses
FMCSA insurance filing cancellations on file, coverage amounts and state view of authority records, with a lapse checklist.
Freight cost indices
FRED freight price, volume and jobs indexes next to diesel, rebased to one month, with a reading guide.
Lane scorecard
Two-state comparison of freight flow, diesel, weather, parking and inspections from federal open data.
Freight season planner
Month heatmap of diesel, weather and freight context for a state, with CSV download.
Border crossings
BTS inbound truck crossings by port, Mexico and Canada, with a 24-month trend.
FMCSA rule feed
Latest FMCSA Federal Register notices and rules with plain summaries and links.
Trucking labor and prices
BLS trucking jobs, pay and hours next to freight price indexes.
Ports and trade
Census imports by port: top 15 and top container ports, last 12 months.
Rule change feed
FMCSA rules, proposals and open comment periods decoded in plain English with who-it-hits tags, a timeline and a cost calculator.
Road works radar
State work-zone feeds (WZDx) by state, with lane closures, restrictions and a delay-cost calculator. Snapshot, not live.
Border and ports
BTS border truck crossings with Census port trade value: top ports, seasonality, port concentration and a careful reading guide.
Source register
Every dataset, its date and its limit
| Dataset | Source | Geography | Retrieved | Data period | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly retail diesel | U.S. Energy Information Administration, Open Data v2 | U.S., PADD regions, California | Oct 8, 2026 | Week of Oct 5, 2026 | Weekly average pump price. Not what a fleet pays. Not a rate. |
| Active weather alerts | National Weather Service API, alerts/active | U.S., counted by issuing office state | Oct 8, 2026 | One moment | Not a route forecast. Not a delay prediction. |
| Truck freight flows | BTS and FHWA Freight Analysis Framework 6 | State to state, 200 largest | Oct 8, 2026 | 2022 modeled | Not a rate, not demand, not lane level. |
| Truck parking supply | FHWA Jason's Law survey, BTS NTAD | State | Oct 9, 2026 | 2014 to 2015 survey, 2019 file | Counts of spaces, not availability. |
| Carrier roadside outcomes | FMCSA SMS and Company Census | Home state of carrier, aggregates only | Oct 9, 2026 | Last 24 months to Sep 13, 2026 | Out-of-service rate, not a safety rating. No carrier named. |
| Size, weight and permits | FHWA truck size and weight enforcement | State | Oct 9, 2026 | Calendar 2024 | Counts reported by states. Not the rules. |
All of it is U.S. government open data. Nothing on this site implies endorsement by any agency. The FMCSA website pages return an access error to our server, so only the open data portal files are used.
Rules we follow for public data
- A number gets on a page only if it traces to a file with a retrieval date. No source means "no data".
- Snapshots show the retrieval time and how old they are. Historical data is labeled historical. The data freshness board lists every dataset with its dates.
- We never present a regional number as if it were a city, a lane or a load.
- Every page ends with a calculator or a next step that uses your own numbers.
What we do not publish
- Live or market freight rates, or rate indexes.
- Predictions of delays, prices or weather.
- Scores or rankings of named carriers or brokers.
- State rules that we could not take from an official source.
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