Flatbed spot linehaul averaged $2.87 per mile this week, down 2.7%, or $0.08 per mile, from the prior week. Rates climbed 40.6%, or $0.83 per mile, year over year and held about 33%, or $0.72 per mile, above the nine-year seasonal average, near the top of the historical range. Get the clearest, most accurate view… Continue reading Flatbed Report: Industrial demand softens, pulling rates back from July highs
Month: July 2026
$1.5M theft ring exploited shipment tracking, insider access
A New York man pleaded guilty to participating in an international cargo theft conspiracy that federal prosecutors say targeted valuable electronic shipments before delivery. Raimond Cabrera De Leon entered the plea July 16 in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He admitted conspiring to receive and transport stolen goods connected to losses… Continue reading $1.5M theft ring exploited shipment tracking, insider access
DSV loves RFD: Logistics provider and airport hook up over air cargo
Global logistics giant DSV on Saturday launched a weekly dedicated air charter service from Seoul, South Korea, to Chicago-Rockford International Airport, underscoring the airport’s growing popularity as a cargo relief valve for crowded O’Hare airport, an hour’s drive to the east. DSV has contracted with all-cargo airline Atlas Air to operate a Boeing 777-200 freighter… Continue reading DSV loves RFD: Logistics provider and airport hook up over air cargo
Why do tender lead times keep climbing
Chart of the Week: SONAR Tender Lead Time – USA SONAR: STLT.USA The SONAR Tender Lead Time index (STLT) tracks the gap, in days, between when a shipper tenders a load and the date they actually want it picked up. If a load is tendered on a Monday for Thursday pickup, that’s a three-day lead time. It’s… Continue reading Why do tender lead times keep climbing
Borderlands Mexico: US widens Mexican cartel crackdown to tequila makers, baby shoe company
Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week in Borderlands Mexico: US widens Mexican cartel crackdown to tequila makers, baby shoe company; Port Houston posts record first-half container volume; and Foundry Commercial plans 192,000-square-foot logistics center in Fort Worth. US widens Mexican cartel… Continue reading Borderlands Mexico: US widens Mexican cartel crackdown to tequila makers, baby shoe company