Category: Rate Trend of the Week

Reefer volumes level off, but rate trends are mixed

It’s been an up-and-down kind of market for reefer equipment. We’re not talking about a gentle rise and fall —

The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has upended everything in our personal and professional lives. Most of us know at least one

The word “disruption” seems too mild to describe the impact of COVID-19 on truck freight. Supply chains are strained to

As more and more cities and states institute measures in response to the COVID-19 threat, consumers have rushed to grocery stores

COVID-19 is causing the mother of all supply chain disruptions. Two weeks ago, we worried that the gap in imports

Rates haven’t been all that high for flatbeds, but the national average has held in a pretty stable in a

Got hand sanitizer? Canned soup? What about toilet paper? No? Well, you may have to get in line. Costco is

Van carriers may be glad to see February recede in the rearview, as rates and volume slid lower for the

The daffodils are already popping up in my yard, but a frost still poses a potential threat to their longterm

Freight rates remain in their typical seasonal slump. We’re now in that lull that occurs after the holidays, but before

February can be a tough month for transportation companies. Rates on many lanes hit their lowest points of the year

It’s officially the slow season for truckload freight. January is coming to an end, and it already feels like the