Month: August 2026

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.

Hot take: “Dimensioners are too expensive and too much of a hassle to install” is the most expensive myth in freight. Let’s bust it. MYTH: You need a giant rig with moving parts and a specialist on speed-dial. REALITY: The FS 5000 is a lean, solid-state design with no external moving parts. It hangs from… Continue reading The most expensive myth in freight: ‘dimensioners are too pricey and hard to install’.

Real talk: at FreightSnap, we don’t think of ourselves as a hardware company. Anybody can hang a sensor from a ceiling. The hard part – the part that actually matters – is molding the solution to how YOUR operation really runs. That’s why our process starts by assessing your bottlenecks and customizing the right product… Continue reading We don’t think of ourselves as a hardware company.

“It’s not just a dimensioner, it’s a solution.” That line does a lot of heavy lifting, so let me unpack it. When you bring in a FreightSnap dimensioner, you’re not just measuring boxes. You’re getting a system that: – Protects you from re-bills and quote adjustments with certified dimensions – Captures photos of every shipment… Continue reading ‘It’s not just a dimensioner, it’s a solution.’ Let me unpack that.