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Flatbed has been the freight market's bright spot. It's also the narrowest.

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June 6, 2026

Flatbed has been the freight market's bright spot. It's also the narrowest.

Flatbed spot rates are running near $3.77 a mile while van and reefer lag, on a demand base that is narrower, and more cyclical, than it looks.

Start with the week's main read. A deeper look at freight, fuel, capacity and the signals moving the market.

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April 18, 2026

What to do when your freight bid stops working

If you're a shipper or broker staring at a rejection report that looks nothing like the bid you submitted last fall, you have company. The 2026 RFP cycle priced into a market that...

March 28, 2026

Trucking spot rates just hit a cycle high. Diesel got them there.

The SONAR NTI.USA index is at $3 a mile, but the linehaul rate — what carriers actually get paid for the truck — hasn't yet recovered to where it...