The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released the 2026 Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking, its flagship benchmarking report. The industry-average cost to operate a truck in 2025 was $2.336 per mile, 3.4 percent higher than the previous year and the highest per-mile cost in the report’s history. Excluding fuel, costs rose by 4.2 percent to $1.854 per mile.
New ATRI Report Details Accelerating Costs and Low Profitability Despite Cuts
