Hauler Dailyhttps://haulerdaily.com/Freight news, read for you.DAT says spot fell in August; Cass says its all-market linehaul index edged uphttps://haulerdaily.com/2026/09/freight-market-mixed-signals-cass-dat/https://haulerdaily.com/2026/09/freight-market-mixed-signals-cass-dat/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:59:00 +0000DAT reports August dry van spot linehaul fell 20 cents from July and sits below contract. Cass reports its all-market truckload linehaul index rose 0.7% from July. Both show rates well above a year ago.Trucking HR Canada counts 21,600 more sector jobs in August than a year earlierhttps://haulerdaily.com/2026/09/canada-trucking-employment-august/https://haulerdaily.com/2026/09/canada-trucking-employment-august/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:58:00 +0000Trucking HR Canada says the sector employed 21,600 more workers in August 2026 than a year earlier, including 9,100 more transport truck drivers.Kodiak says its long-haul readiness measure reached 93% at the end of Augusthttps://haulerdaily.com/2026/09/kodiak-driverless-safety-case-93-percent/https://haulerdaily.com/2026/09/kodiak-driverless-safety-case-93-percent/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:57:00 +0000Kodiak AI says its own readiness measure for driverless long-haul operations reached 93% at the end of August, and that it still expects to launch the service before the end of 2026.Ottawa announces federal fuel excise suspension will run to January 31, 2027https://haulerdaily.com/2026/09/ottawa-extends-fuel-excise-suspension-to-2027/https://haulerdaily.com/2026/09/ottawa-extends-fuel-excise-suspension-to-2027/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:56:00 +0000Finance Canada says the federal fuel excise suspension will run to January 31, 2027, then half rates to March 31. It gives the diesel rate in that window as 2 cents a litre, against 4 cents in full.Saskatchewan brake operation places 103 vehicles out of service in 294 inspectionshttps://haulerdaily.com/2026/09/saskatchewan-operation-air-brake-results/https://haulerdaily.com/2026/09/saskatchewan-operation-air-brake-results/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:55:00 +0000Saskatchewan says 294 inspections over three days in August at a weigh scale near Swift Current led to 103 commercial vehicles being placed out of service, 62 for brake defects.Transport Canada exemption lets certified fuel haulers reach 84 on-duty hours in seven dayshttps://haulerdaily.com/2026/09/transport-canada-hours-of-service-relief-fuel-haulers/https://haulerdaily.com/2026/09/transport-canada-hours-of-service-relief-fuel-haulers/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:54:00 +0000An amended Transport Canada exemption, ASF-2026-03E, lifts the cycle limit to 84 on-duty hours in seven days for notified carriers and certified drivers hauling fuel in four provinces.US on-highway diesel average sets a record in EIA weekly serieshttps://haulerdaily.com/2026/09/us-diesel-price-record-eia/https://haulerdaily.com/2026/09/us-diesel-price-record-eia/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:53:00 +0000The US Energy Information Administration put average on-highway diesel at US$6.285 a gallon on September 14, the highest reading in its weekly series, which starts in 1994.