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Wildfire shuts a western interstate as import rates spike and factories cool
Diesel's national average sits at $5.967 a gallon and reefer holds near $4.11 while a container-rate surge points to fuller inbound lanes ahead.
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Rates firm across the box, but a record diesel week eats into August's raise
Dry van, LTL and general freight all rose in August; flatbed slipped 0.8%, and diesel jumped 6.6% in a week to a record $5.967 a gallon.
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Tender rejections climb and capacity thins as carriers gain rate leverage
Truckload capacity keeps leaving and trailer orders jumped in August, while a widening US-Canada trade fight adds friction to cross-border lanes.
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A fuel-hauler HOS waiver and a reopened border lead the freight week
Record diesel dominates the headlines, but tightening capacity and a resolved Eagle Pass backup are where the week's decisions are.
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Truckload rates firm into peak as flatbed slips and the border churns
Dry van and LTL climbed again in August; capacity is thinning into an early peak while a Fed rate rise and record diesel are the costs to watch.
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Capacity tightens into an early peak as diesel climbs 6.6% in a week
Rising tender rejections and a shrinking carrier base point to a firmer spot market into peak, even as the national diesel average reached $5.967 a gallon.
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Rates firm and capacity thins, but diesel keeps climbing
August truckload prices rose 1.9% and LTL 4.5%; flatbed slipped again and the national pump average hit $5.967 a gallon.
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FMCSA warns of Motus scam as freight firms and diesel climbs again
Rates rose in every truckload and LTL segment but flatbed in August, while the national diesel average reached $5.967 a gallon for the week to September 7.
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Diesel near $6 squeezes margins as freight demand firms
Rates and retail sales point to real demand, but record diesel is eating the gains -- and FMCSA is warning drivers about a new registration scam.
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Freight firms into peak as diesel climbs and the Fed lifts rates
Truckload and LTL indices rose again in August while flatbed slipped, and a fresh FMCSA scam warning is the week's action item.
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Diesel sets records, but a $2 regional gap is the number to route around
Fuel hit fresh highs this week even as freight rates kept climbing -- and the cheapest pumps are now $2 a gallon under the priciest.
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Freight rates firm into peak while diesel sets fresh records
Dry van and LTL indices rose again in August; the national diesel average hit $5.967 and outside reporting says it has climbed further since.
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Crude slips 1.1% as diesel holds a record and enforcement ramps on I-80
The pump is still at a national-record $5.967 a gallon, and inspection blitzes in Indiana and Nebraska are a reminder to run clean.
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Imports and peak season keep freight demand firm as diesel hits a record
Container volumes, an enduring peak season and truck-plant hiring all point the way rates have been moving -- up -- while the pump keeps taking the gain back.
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Carriers say the rate rebound is real as an oil spike lifts diesel again
August producer prices put dry van, LTL and general freight up double digits on the year, with flatbed the lone segment still slipping — and the diesel behind most fuel surcharges rose 6.6% in a week.
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CDL schools shut in 20 states as most freight rates firm and diesel climbs
FMCSA's emergency removals, a state-by-state parking split and a preliminary August rate rebound lead the week for drivers.
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Appreciation Week perks arrive as diesel sets another record
Free fuel cards and waived fees this week; underneath, freight is firming while the pump keeps climbing.
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Freight rates climb across every segment but flatbed; diesel splits $1.86 by region
The rate recovery goes broad while the fuel map opens a wide South-to-California gap — a week that rewards carriers who can route to it.
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The freight recession broke in August
Cass says the multi-year freight downturn is over, and our own revenue indices agree — while diesel eased and the pump map opened to nearly $2 a gallon.
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Border crossings close Friday for 9/11 as reefer rates keep firming
Diesel holds at $5.652 a gallon while produce reefer firms to $4.21 a mile, and cross-border drivers face Friday closures for the 9/11 anniversary.
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Reefer firms and spot rates steady as diesel keeps climbing
USDA's produce reefer average rose again and the summer spot slump looks to be fading, even as pump diesel runs more than 50% above a year ago and Washington moves to rewrite fuel-economy rules.
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Reefer firms while dry van, flatbed and LTL indices all slipped in July
Refrigerated rates rose 1.8% to $4.21 a mile even as every producer price index for trucking fell; diesel held its climb at a $5.454 national average.
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Analysis
LTL led July's freight retreat, down 4.6%, while truckload held near flat
The all-segment index fell 1.9%, but the weakness was concentrated in less-than-truckload; dry van and flatbed slipped about a point, and reefer firmed to $4.21 a mile.
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Diesel rose 3.7% to $5.454 as reefer firms and Missouri adds I-70 parking
July's rate indices all cooled, but the week's news ran to CDL licensing, ELD data and engine rules.
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Explainer
What the freight PPI measures, and why it is not dollars a mile
Dry van truckload read 195.6 in July, down 1.3% on the month, but that number tracks change from a 2003 base and never converts to a rate per mile.
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Reefer holds at $4.14 a mile while the risks around the cab shift
The cold trailer is still the strongest-paying segment; the week's other news is about protecting what you haul and how you run it.
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FMCSA tests pausing the 14-hour clock as tender rejections hint at a bottom
Diesel is still near $5.45 and July's freight indices all read red, but the week's regulatory and market signals gave drivers something other than a price to watch.
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Analysis
Flatbed slipped 1.2% in July but held up better than the rest of freight
The specialised index is still up 9.4% on the year, the strongest twelve-month gain of any over-the-road segment bar LTL.
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Laredo adds Saturday border hours as diesel holds above $5.45
The World Trade Bridge opens longer on Saturdays from Sept 5 — one piece of good news in a week dominated by fuel and a still-soft July rate sheet.
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Freight indices slipped in July while diesel held above $5.45
Cross-border drivers pick up extra Saturday hours at Laredo from 5 September, and reefer demand stayed firm even as the produce average eased to $4.14 a mile.
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Canada's 50% tariffs hit Sept 8, and the EPA comment window closes first
Two clocks worth watching this week, plus a Roadcheck tally, a new parking perk, and diesel still north of $5.45 a gallon.
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July freight rates slipped, but the equipment market is the bull case
Truckload and LTL indices fell on the month, yet sit 8-11% above a year ago as used-truck and trailer demand firms and diesel keeps climbing.
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Days left on the EPA truck-rule comment window as the spot market firms
Diesel climbed to $5.45 a gallon and brokers report their strongest spot momentum in five years, but the freight index has not caught up — and a short federal comment window is the thing to act on this week.
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Spot rates firm into Q3 while July's freight index still reads red
Brokers report the strongest truckload spot momentum in years, even as the monthly BLS producer price indices — which turn later — logged another July decline.
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Reefer holds as dry van cools — the cold trailer is the one to run
July freight rates slipped across every segment and diesel turned higher again, but refrigerated freight barely moved — and that's the opening.
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Canada tariffs jump to 50% while Washington tightens the screws on CDLs
A week of cross-border and credential news for drivers, with diesel still high, spot demand soft, and crude finally easing.
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Diesel climbs past $5.45 as the week's freight news runs to the border
Enforcement is stacking up at the South Texas crossings, the same lanes paying the least this week, while tire supply and a carrier upgrade are the brighter notes.
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Diesel rose in every region — the fill-up gap is now $1.58 a gallon
Fuel climbed across the board, reefer held while dry van slipped again, and the energy backdrop stayed unsettled.
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Analysis
LTL rates fell 4.6% in July, the sharpest of any freight segment
It was the steepest monthly drop in the freight producer price index, though LTL is still up 10.7% on the year -- a bigger annual gain than truckload.
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Analysis
Every trucking freight segment fell in July
The all-trucking price index dropped 1.9%, with declines running from 0.3% in local work to 4.6% in less-than-truckload.
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Diesel's relentless climb, and a reprieve on driver data
Pump prices set the tone again while a court paused a federal grab for 17 million drivers' records.
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Analysis
LTL rates fell 4.6% in July, the steepest drop of any freight segment
Less-than-truckload led a broad July softening, though it is still 10.7% higher than a year ago.
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Analysis
Diesel rose 3.7% last week to $5.45 a gallon nationally
The Midwest jumped most, up 4.9%, while New England barely moved and California topped $6.78.
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Data brief
Dry van rates rose 1.9% in August 2026
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for August 2026, and what they do and do not measure.
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Dry van rates fell 1.3% in July 2026
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for July 2026, and what they do and do not measure.
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Dry van rates fell 2.9% in June 2026
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for June 2026, and what they do and do not measure.
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Dry van rates rose 1.5% in May 2026
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for May 2026, and what they do and do not measure.
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Dry van rates rose 5.1% in April 2026
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for April 2026, and what they do and do not measure.
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Dry van rates rose 4.4% in March 2026
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for March 2026, and what they do and do not measure.
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Dry van rates rose 1.1% in February 2026
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for February 2026, and what they do and do not measure.
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Dry van rates rose 0.2% in January 2026
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for January 2026, and what they do and do not measure.
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Dry van rates fell 4.2% in December 2025
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for December 2025, and what they do and do not measure.
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Dry van rates rose 2.3% in November 2025
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for November 2025, and what they do and do not measure.
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Dry van rates fell 0.6% in October 2025
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for October 2025, and what they do and do not measure.
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Dry van rates rose 2.0% in September 2025
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for September 2025, and what they do and do not measure.
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Dry van rates rose 0.8% in August 2025
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for August 2025, and what they do and do not measure.
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Dry van rates rose 7.4% in July 2025
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for July 2025, and what they do and do not measure.
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Dry van rates fell 5.7% in June 2025
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for June 2025, and what they do and do not measure.
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Dry van rates rose 2.0% in May 2025
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for May 2025, and what they do and do not measure.
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Data brief
Dry van rates rose 5.6% in April 2025
Flatbed and LTL moved too. The monthly producer price indices for April 2025, and what they do and do not measure.