
Reefer Report: Citrus out of California reprices hard as Yakima apples top $14K into the East
Reefer spot linehaul averaged $2.73 per mile last week, minus fuel, up 0.7%, or $0.02 per mile, from the week before.

Reefer spot linehaul averaged $2.73 per mile last week, minus fuel, up 0.7%, or $0.02 per mile, from the week before.

Reefer spot linehaul rates paid to carriers averaged $2.71 per mile last week, minus fuel, down 0.8%, or $0.02 per mile, from the week before.

Reefer spot linehaul rates paid to carriers averaged $2.74 per mile this week, minus fuel, up 1.9%, or $0.05 per mile, from the prior week.

Reefer spot linehaul rates paid to carriers averaged $2.69 per mile this week, minus fuel, up 2.1%, or $0.06 per mile, from the prior week.

Reefer spot linehaul rates paid to carriers averaged $2.63 per mile this week, minus fuel, down 0.2%, or less than a cent per mile, from the prior week.

Reefer national spot linehaul rates paid to carriers averaged $2.63 per mile last week (minus fuel), down 0.2%, or $0.01 per mile, from the prior week.

The reefer produce market took a broad step back week over week, but off a plateau that still sits far above 2025.

The second-quarter U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index captured a market moving in two directions at once.

Reefer spot linehaul averaged $2.65 per mile this week, minus fuel, down 2.6%, or $0.07 per mile, from the prior week.

The ongoing re-pricing of the truckload market remains supply-led, a trend underscored this week by tightening rates for California citrus

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

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