Category: Market Update

Reefer Produce Report: The calm lasted one week; Nogales, South Texas, and Florida all tighten

The big picture Last week’s all-Adequate reset? Gone. Slight Shortage conditions are back at three of the four biggest produce.

Dry van report: The freight market is waking up — LMI says so

The February 2026 Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) reported a solid 61.5 reading, up from 59.6 in January and marking one.

Reefer Produce Report: Every produce region hits adequate as Florida’s slide continues

The Big Picture For the first time in weeks, every single origin in the USDA report is showing Adequate truck.

Flatbed report: Tonnage ticks up, but the recovery remains slow going

The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index edged up 0.4% in January to a seasonally adjusted reading of 113.0, following a.

Dry van report: Manufacturing is back, and that’s good news for truckload demand

For the second straight month, U.S. manufacturing is expanding, and the February ISM Manufacturing PMI of 52.4 carries some meaningful.

Dry van report: Move over, jersey — Chicago has a new claim to fame

America’s road congestion problem isn’t getting better — and the trucking industry is paying the price. The American Transportation Research.

Reefer Produce Report: Weather wrecks supply, rates tell two different stories

The Big Picture Mother Nature is reshaping the produce freight map. California storms and Florida’s freeze are pulling supply out.

Flatbed report: Farm equipment sales send a mixed signal for ag freight demand

January 2026 farm equipment sales data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) paints a cautious picture for agricultural activity.

Reefer Produce Report: Florida’s reefer squeeze reverses; rates crater 20–32% as capacity returns

Last week’s story was Florida tightening fast. This week, it’s Florida giving it all back — and then some. Central.

Flatbed report: Steel output rises to start 2026, signaling firmer flatbed freight demand

In early 2026, the American Iron and Steel Institute reported U.S. raw steel production running modestly ahead of the same.

Dry van report: Late 2025 freight volumes rebounded as capacity tightened

November’s trucking ton-mile index showed a promising rebound in freight volumes from a weak October reading. Volumes were up 1.0%.

Flatbed report: The oil field’s not the oil field anymore

In the heart of the Permian Basin, the once-frenetic energy of Midland, Texas, is cooling as oil prices hover stubbornly.