Flatbed Report: Rates hold near highs as July’s housing pullback flags a demand headwind
Flatbed spot linehaul averaged $2.70 per mile this week, minus fuel, down 0.8%, or $0.02 per mile, from the prior week
Reefer Report: National rates hold steady as produce lanes firm on Brake Safety 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.
Dry Van Report: Rates ease slightly as capacity exits, not demand, drive the tightening
Dry van spot linehaul paid to carriers averaged $2.21 per mile this week, minus fuel, down 1.6%, or $0.04 per mile, from the prior week.
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.
Flatbed Report: A second straight pullback still leaves rates well above last year
Flatbed spot linehaul rates paid to carriers averaged $2.72 per mile last week, minus fuel, down 2.4%, or $0.07 per mile, from the prior week.
Dry Van Report: Rates cool from the summer peak but stay near the top of the range
Dry van spot linehaul rates paid to carriers averaged $2.25 per mile last week, minus fuel, down 1.3%, or $0.03 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.
Reefer Report: Produce comes off the peak, but last year’s floor stays out of reach
The reefer produce market took a broad step back week over week, but off a plateau that still sits far above 2025.
Flatbed Report: Shippers paid more to move less in Q2
The second-quarter U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index captured a market moving in two directions at once.
Dry Van Report: Capacity stays tight as the July LMI holds near a 4-year high
The July Logistics Managers’ Index read 68.9, down 2.2 points from June’s 71.1, which had been the fastest overall expansion since March 2022.
Flatbed Report: Rates ease off July highs but stay up nearly 40% year over year
Flatbed spot linehaul averaged $2.83 per mile this week, minus fuel, down 1.5%, or $0.04 per mile, from the prior week.
Reefer Report: Spot rates slip but hold near the top of the range
Reefer spot linehaul averaged $2.65 per mile this week, minus fuel, down 2.6%, or $0.07 per mile, from the prior week.