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Diesel vs Spot Rates: Why Carriers Are Better Off Than Last Year

Truckload rejections just climbed back to 14.5%, and that's the clearest sign yet that peak season may finally be showing up.

Diesel vs Spot Rates: Why Carriers Are Better Off Than Last Year

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Truckload rejections just climbed back to 14.5%, and that's the clearest sign yet that peak season may finally be showing up.

In this SONAR update, the FreightWaves Today team breaks down tender rejections, truckload volumes, diesel prices and linehaul rates to answer the question every carrier and broker is asking: is this market...

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Truckload rejections just climbed back to 14.5%, and that's the clearest sign yet that peak season may finally be showing up. In this SONAR update, the FreightWaves Today team breaks down tender rejections, truckload volumes, diesel prices and linehaul rates to answer the question every carrier and broker is asking: is this market tightening, or […] The post Diesel vs Spot Rates:

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In this SONAR update, the FreightWaves Today team breaks down tender rejections, truckload volumes, diesel prices and linehaul rates to answer the question every carrier and broker is asking: is this market tightening, or […] The post Diesel vs Spot Rates:

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