Month: August 2026

Rates are swinging, fuel costs are unpredictable, and demand is shifting week to week. None of that is new to anyone who prices freight for a living. What’s changed is the pace. The market can move enough between the day you set a price and the day the freight moves that the number you agreed… Continue reading Repricing in real time: The RFP playbook for volatile freight markets

Dry van spot rates Dry van spot linehaul averaged $2.28 per mile this week, minus fuel, down 1.8%, or $0.04 per mile, from the prior week. Rates climbed 40.5%, or $0.65 per mile, year over year and held 27.5%, or $0.49 per mile, above the nine-year seasonal average of $1.78 per mile, near the top… Continue reading Dry Van Report: Capacity stays tight as the July LMI holds near a 4-year high

Flatbed spot rates Flatbed spot linehaul averaged $2.79 per mile this week, minus fuel, down 1.3%, or $0.04 per mile, from the prior week. Rates climbed 38.4%, or $0.77 per mile, year over year and held 30.2%, or $0.65 per mile, above the nine-year seasonal average of $2.14 per mile, near the top of the… Continue reading Flatbed Report: Shippers paid more to move less in Q2

A tape measure and a clipboard cost a freight operation more than most CFOs will ever realize. Density-based pricing is here, and it’s not going anywhere. Carriers are now measuring 60% to 85% of the freight they haul – and re-billing about a third of it. The average bump? $120 to $150 per shipment. That’s… Continue reading A tape measure and a clipboard cost more than most CFOs realize.