# Category: Reefer markets

## [Flatbed Report: Industrial demand softens, pulling rates back from July highs](https://www.dat.com/blog/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](https://www.dat.com/blog/produce-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](https://www.dat.com/blog/reefer-report-californias-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](https://www.dat.com/blog/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](https://www.dat.com/blog/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](https://www.dat.com/blog/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](https://www.dat.com/blog/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%](https://www.dat.com/blog/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](https://www.dat.com/blog/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](https://www.dat.com/blog/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](https://www.dat.com/blog/reefer-report-south-texas-takes-the-wheel-rates-surge-up-to-59-as-florida-season-fades-and-californias-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](https://www.dat.com/blog/reefer-freight-demand-report-miami-is-maxed-out-mothers-day-flowers-roadcheck-and-watermelons-collide-in-floridas-final-freight-window)  
The Big Picture Florida is Shortage — and it’s not just about produce. With Mother’s Day days away, 90% of