Month: May 2026

USDA Specialty Crops National Truck Rate Report | Week of May 13, 2026 The Big Picture The baton has been passed — and South Texas grabbed it with both hands. After weeks of Florida dominating the rate narrative on the strength of Mother’s Day florals, RoadCheck-thinned capacity, and a tightening late-season load pool, this week’s… Continue reading Reefer Report: South Texas takes the wheel; rates surge up to +59% as Florida season fades and California’s West Coast Corridor opens up

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has expanded statewide enforcement efforts across transportation and supply chain-related industries through separate actions targeting commercial driver training schools and corporate supplier diversity programs. The moves come as Texas and federal officials increase scrutiny of issues ranging from commercial driver qualification standards and English-language proficiency enforcement to Diversity, Equity and… Continue reading Texas probes CDL schools, warns CVS over supply chain practices

The American trucking industry has been telling itself a story for thirty years. The story goes like this: we are running out of truck drivers. The shelves will go empty. The supply chain will collapse. We need to lower the age to drive interstate. We need heavier trucks. We need immigration reform. We need autonomous… Continue reading We have a long-haul problem and Hirschbach proved it

Data Analysis for the Week Ending Saturday, May 9th, 2026. All rates cited below exclude fuel surcharges, and load volume refers to loads moved unless otherwise noted. The rate charts exclude 2021 and 2022 years influenced by the pandemic. Single-family housing starts surged 9.7% in March, topping 1 million units for the first time in… Continue reading Flatbed Report: March housing starts rebound, but flatbed’s real signal is in the permits

Data Analysis for the Week Ending Saturday, May 9th, 2026. All rates cited below exclude fuel surcharges, and load volume refers to loads moved unless otherwise noted. The rate charts exclude 2021 and 2022 years influenced by the pandemic. How an $116,000 swing in annual gross profit tells the story of the freight cycle —… Continue reading Dry Van Report: How small fleets weathered the Great Freight Recession