Tag: Shipper

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.

Dry Van Report: Rates cool off as summer freight demand normalizes

Dry van spot linehaul averaged $2.38 per mile this week, down 2.5%, or $0.06 per mile, from the prior week.

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.

Dry Van Report: Freight demand is back, but it’s coming from an unlikely place

Every carrier, broker, and shipper trying to plan around today’s truckload market has been asking the same question: is this.

Flatbed Report: The AI boom is a freight story, and it’s just getting started

Every conversation about artificial intelligence tends to focus on chips and software, but for carriers and brokers, the real story.

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.

Flatbed Report: Manufacturing holds its growth streak

Manufacturing kept expanding in June, with the ISM Manufacturing PMI coming in at 53.3%, marking a sixth straight month of.

Dry Van Report: How grilling and produce seasons squeeze reefer and dry van capacity

July isn’t just the heart of summer; it’s National Hot Dog Month and the absolute peak of America’s grilling season.

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.

Dry Van Report: Freight rate surge masks sluggish demand driven by AI boom

The April trucking ton-mile index reveals that the recent spike in trucking freight rates is almost entirely supply-side driven, rather.

Flatbed Report: Trucking tonnage takes a short-term dip

U.S. trucking activity hit a bit of a speed bump this spring, with the ATA Tonnage Index May 2026 contracting.

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.