Month: April 2026

Mudflap has completed its acquisition of Parade. The deal pairs Mudflap’s location-verified carrier network with Parade’s capacity management platform for brokers, which has facilitated more than $40 billion in total cumulative freight transactions. Mudflap boasts more than 515,000 drivers across over 100,000 verified carriers. The Palo Alto-based fintech company provides fuel discount solutions to carriers… Continue reading Mudflap acquires AI capacity platform Parade

The spring transition just hit the produce freight map. Salinas-Watsonville appeared in the USDA report for the first time this season — marking the official start of the Yuma-to-Salinas lettuce shift we’ve been watching for weeks. Yakima Valley exploded with the largest rate moves of 2026 (+42% to Chicago, +38% to Dallas), Nogales cooled dramatically… Continue reading Reefer Produce Report: Salinas is open, Yakima explodes, and Nogales cools — the spring transition is here

The flatbed market’s demand is closely tied to the health of the construction sector, particularly the sand and gravel market, as construction aggregates are a key indicator. Since official residential construction data from the US Census Bureau is delayed until the end of April due to last year’s Federal Government shutdown, we must rely on… Continue reading Flatbed report: Sand, stone, and the flatbed bounce

MINNEAPOLIS — The proposed coast-to-coast merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern is bad for the industry, a rival CEO warned, and would give the transcontinental behemoth a dominant 50% share of all U.S. rail freight. “We’ve had lots of opportunities to be very clear that we’re opposed to this merger, and we don’t think… Continue reading Merged UP-NS would control half of all rail freight: BNSF CEO

Rob Carpenter spent eight months wondering if CBS would make him look like a fool. The trucking safety consultant, FreightWaves contributor and 25-year industry veteran had never worked with a major television news crew before agreeing to help “60 Minutes.” They were investigating chameleon carriers — the commercial trucking fleets that shed one identity for… Continue reading 60 Minutes blows open notorious chameleon carrier network