Category: Reefer markets

Flatbed Report: Industrial demand softens, pulling rates back from July highs

Flatbed spot linehaul averaged $2.87 per mile this week, down 2.7%, or $0.08 per mile, from the prior week. Rates

Reefer Report: Capacity floods back, spot rates follow but still tower over last summer

Last week’s post-holiday tightness didn’t just fade — it reversed. Across nearly every district, USDA flipped truck availability a full

Reefer Report: California’s sudden tightening sends Northeast reefer rates up double digits

California truckload capacity flipped from loose to tight in a single week. Six districts — Imperial/Coachella, Kern, Oxnard, Salinas-Watsonville, Santa

Produce report: Shortage eases, surplus returns

This week’s report is about reversals. Mexico Crossings through South Texas flipped from Slight Shortage of capacity back to Slight

Reefer Report: South Texas steps in as Georgia carries the Southeast alone

Florida is officially in the rearview mirror. This week’s report drops Central and South Florida from the availability table entirely,

Reefer Report: The baton passes: Florida closes, Georgia opens at higher rates

The baton just passed. Central & South Florida files its Last Report of the season, and in the same breath

Reefer Report: Yakima is the only market moving up right now

The big picture Florida’s Shortage-era rate spike is unwinding — fast. After a two-week surge that sent rates on key

Reefer Report: California citrus runs hot; Dallas up 20%, Miami and New York up 17%

The big picture Florida just posted its most dramatic single-week rate swing of the season — and the story isn’t

Reefer Report: Two-week whipsaw; South Texas reefer rates spike 40%, then collapse 40% in back-to-back weeks

Data analysis for week of May 28, 2026 for truckload produce shipper, carriers, and brokers The big picture The produce

Reefer Report: Florida corrects, California surges; The seasonal handoff is here

The Big Picture The Mother’s Day hangover is real. Florida spot rates are pulling back sharply — Atlanta dropped -24%

Reefer Report: South Texas takes the wheel; rates surge up to +59% as Florida season fades and California’s West Coast Corridor opens up

USDA Specialty Crops National Truck Rate Report | Week of May 13, 2026 The Big Picture The baton has been

Reefer Freight Demand Report: Miami is maxed out; Mother’s Day flowers, RoadCheck, and watermelons collide in Florida’s final freight window

The Big Picture Florida is Shortage — and it’s not just about produce. With Mother’s Day days away, 90% of