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

Carriers have been waiting for good news for awhile now, and spot market rates finally started picking up steam last

Spot market van trends were a mixed bag last week. The large volume of freight we saw moving from the

Although van freight volumes recovered following Easter week, it wasn’t enough to boost the national average van rate, which remains

Expectations of a post-Easter rebound failed to materialize in reefer produce freight last week. Truckload demand in Florida continued to

Did you miss out on this year’s TIA Capital Ideas Conference and Expo? As usual, this year’s event was packed

Last week started with solid demand, but activity tapered off as Good Friday and the Easter weekend approached. Load-to-truck ratios

If you have a reefer trailer, you can be sure to find a load in Southeastern Georgia this week. The

Despite an increase in freight volumes, national average rates slipped again last week for vans and reefers. Even the arrival

Van and reefer rates continue to move sideways. Refrigerated produce freight has been notably absent from the picture, so that

As we begin the second quarter of the year, I’ve noticed that freight volumes have picked up in the van

While van and reefer rates saw a decline in March compared to February, flatbed loads bucked the trend, making gains