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Why are truckload spot rates lower than last year?

June freight volumes have been rising the past two weeks, ever since International Roadcheck took some capacity off the road during

In a normal hurricane season, there would be about 13 named storms in the Atlantic Ocean from June through November.

It’s no secret that truckload rates aren’t where they were a year ago. We don’t expect prices to reach the

While van prices have remained fairly stable in the past couple weeks, we’ve seen some huge swings in the flatbed

You may not have a problem getting carriers to cover a load, but every freight broker occasionally hits the wall

Summer freight is on its way, just as spring has finally sprung — and it’s not all about Roadcheck. The

Just as we saw with van freight, reefer rates and load-to-truck ratios cooled down last week after rising sharply the

For many motor carriers, June couldn’t get here fast enough. This is typically the busiest time of the year for spot

What do you get when you combine produce season with International Roadcheck week? You guessed it: a jump in both rates

It’s natural to prefer predictability over surprise in many parts of your life, but as the axiom says, “change is

Although van freight got a nice boost last week because of the shortened Memorial Day week, the news was a

What a difference a year makes. Last year at the end of May there were about 90 flatbed load posts for