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.
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.
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.
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.
Reefer Report: California reefer rates hold firm as volumes fall
The ongoing re-pricing of the truckload market remains supply-led, a trend underscored this week by tightening rates for California citrus
Flatbed Report: Industrial demand softens, pulling rates back from July highs
Flatbed spot linehaul averaged $2.87 per mile this week, down 2.7%, or $0.08 per mile, from the prior week. Rates
Reefer Report: Capacity floods back, spot rates follow but still tower over last summer
Last week’s post-holiday tightness didn’t just fade — it reversed. Across nearly every district, USDA flipped truck availability a full
Reefer Report: California’s sudden tightening sends Northeast reefer rates up double digits
California truckload capacity flipped from loose to tight in a single week. Six districts — Imperial/Coachella, Kern, Oxnard, Salinas-Watsonville, Santa
Produce report: Shortage eases, surplus returns
This week’s report is about reversals. Mexico Crossings through South Texas flipped from Slight Shortage of capacity back to Slight
Reefer Report: South Texas steps in as Georgia carries the Southeast alone
Florida is officially in the rearview mirror. This week’s report drops Central and South Florida from the availability table entirely,
Reefer Report: The baton passes: Florida closes, Georgia opens at higher rates
The baton just passed. Central & South Florida files its Last Report of the season, and in the same breath