Category: Route Note

Fall’s shoulder season mixes winter nights with lingering summer days. Freezing mornings up north and lingering heat down south create a narrow window for cost savings through dry shipment if you know where to look. This week, U.S. conditions are split. Northern plains and the Northeast see sub-freezing mornings, while southern routes hit the 80s…

Winter weather is returning to the West, with rain in the valleys and snow on the mountain passes. For shippers watching costs, the cold air isn’t automatically a reason to book a reefer.  AccuWeather is forecasting the first major early-season storms for the western U.S., with freezing temperatures and snow affecting key freight corridors into…

Reefer costs are climbing. Shippers who can confidently go dry right now are pocketing real savings. Spot market data from DAT shows reefer premiums pushing higher, especially across the Western and North Central U.S. On some lanes, dry freight is running about 20% cheaper than reefer, a gap that makes every truckload decision count. We’re…