A carrier’s guide to produce shipping season
You don’t have to be hauling food to feel the effects of produce season. It’s when demand for trucks is near its highest. And when demand rises, rates follow.
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Reefer Report: Rates for carriers hauling produce are paying a lot more this year
While overall produce volumes are down just under 15% this season, carriers hauling fruit and vegetables out of major growing regions into major capital cities are having a great year.
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Reefer Traffic Sizzles in Southern Produce Markets
Got reefers? It’s time to move ’em on down to produce markets in the Southern states. Spring is finally here.
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 report: South Texas breaks higher as California cools
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.
Flatbed report: Tractor sales down 10.9%, and why ag’s slump spells a softer open-deck second half
Flatbed spot linehaul rates paid to carriers averaged $2.62 per mile last week, minus fuel, down 1.8%, or $0.05 per mile, from the week before.
Dry van report: The freight is moving — just not where it used to
Dry van spot linehaul rates paid to carriers averaged $2.20 per mile last week, minus fuel, down 0.6%, or $0.01 per mile, from the prior week.
Reefer Report: California capacity vanishes while rates lag behind
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.
Broker newsletter: Freight has come back to the spot market. Trucks haven’t.
With peak produce season fading to the background, now’s the time to shore up your carrier sourcing and take a look at your pricing strategies.
USDA TruckRate Weekly: West cools, but the 2025 gap won’t close
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.
A supply-driven market corrects fast in both directions
Rates cooled after July Fourth, as they usually do. What’s different is how fast this market moves when conditions change.