reefer rates

Mother’s Day tightness has returned to the Florida refrigerated freight markets, but this year is different.

Charlotte, North Carolina, is seeing a slow recovery after volumes dropped to their lowest levels since February of 2021, and reefer volume in Milwaukee is up more than 22% this week.

Reefer volumes in Illinois remained elevated throughout most of October 2021. Although they were up leading into October this year, reefer volumes have since dropped significantly.

Reefer volumes in Fresno, California, continue a decline as September closes, while both inbound and outbound volumes in Memphis, Tennessee, are consistently trending upward.

Outbound reefer volumes for Milwaukee trend upward during the summer months more than others.

Reefer capacity appears to be easing in the contracted space, but spot rates appear to be as touchy as ever.

FreightWaves adds exclusive new data set to an already extensive amount of reefer data.

Reefer capacity has tightened to all-time levels, pushing spot rates for produce moves to seasonal peaks ahead of schedule.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, tightness in the reefer market could drive up the price of COVID vaccine distribution. Plus, a charity group is helping truckers in need this year, and investment firms are buying into digital freight brokerage.

Produce season has arrived, pushing rates higher than 2019 in many areas. Will this impact the rest of the country’s capacity?

FreightWaves SONAR clients will have access to Truckstop.com rates