Dry van spot linehaul rates paid to carriers averaged $2.20 per mile last week, minus fuel, down 0.6%, or $0.01 per mile, from the prior week. Rates ran 34.2%, or $0.56 per mile, year over year and held 21.0%, or $0.38 per mile, above the nine-year seasonal average of $1.81 per mile, near the top… Continue reading Dry van report: The freight is moving — just not where it used to
Wed Apr 13 07:11:02 CDT 2022
Month: September 2026
Flatbed report: Tractor sales down 10.9%, and why ag’s slump spells a softer open-deck second half
Flatbed spot linehaul rates paid to carriers averaged $2.62 per mile last week, minus fuel, down 1.8%, or $0.05 per mile, from the week before. Rates ran 29.8%, or $0.60 per mile, year over year and held 24.3%, or $0.51 per mile, above the nine-year seasonal average of $2.09 per mile, near the top of… Continue reading Flatbed report: Tractor sales down 10.9%, and why ag’s slump spells a softer open-deck second half
Heavy Haul Truck Safety: How Commercial Drivers Can Safely Share the Road With Cyclists
When large commercial trucks and cyclists use the same roads, safety depends on visibility, communication, predictable driving, and awareness from everyone on the road. Heavy haul truck safety requires additional attention because heavy equipment carriers, flatbeds, lowboys, and other specialized trailers can have larger dimensions, wider turning paths, and significant blind spots. For commercial drivers,… Continue reading Heavy Haul Truck Safety: How Commercial Drivers Can Safely Share the Road With Cyclists
Houthi gains deepen risk as carriers restore Red Sea services
Container lines are restoring more Suez Canal and southern Red Sea capacity despite a widening Houthi threat on the Suez Canal route, a shift that is helping bring down Asia-Europe spot rates but leaves carriers and cargo owners exposed to renewed disruption. The Iran-backed Houthis movement recently seized a strategic port and island directly on… Continue reading Houthi gains deepen risk as carriers restore Red Sea services
DOE/EIA price at record as diesel surge shows no sign of retreat
With other key diesel prices having broken through several record numbers in the past week, it was time Tuesday for the benchmark number used for most fuel surcharges to do the same. The Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration average weekly retail diesel price rose 31.8 cents/gallon to $6.285/g, effective Monday but announced Tuesday, the highest… Continue reading DOE/EIA price at record as diesel surge shows no sign of retreat