06/02/2026
The freight market is not having a normal summer.
Produce season pulled re**er capacity south earlier and harder than usual. Spot rates crossed contract rates for the first time in three years, with NTI at $2.82 per mile fuel included. And a unanimous Supreme Court ruling just made carrier vetting a legal exposure for shippers, not just a vendor question.
The shippers who plan early are the ones who won’t be concerned in August.
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