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What does a 3-truck fleet need to qualify for freight factoring? ● Dry Van Spot Rates Hit $2.14/Mile, Up 31% as Volumes Fall ● Prime Sues IRS for $11M Reefer Fuel Tax Refund Owner-Operators Can Claim Too ● Carriers Report Improved Conditions as Freight Market Optimism Grows ● Major Carriers Still Betting on Diesel Through 2030s ● Dedicated Fleets Lock Rates as Spot Jumps 21% and Capacity Exits ● Spot Rates Up 50% Year-Over-Year as Mid-June Slump Hits Demand ● Brent Crude Down 2.8% to $78.34 as Iran Talks Continue ● TFS and WEX launch equipment financing for carriers after 3-year freeze ● Tender Rejections Hit 16.5% — Market Won't Balance Until Late 2027 ● Iran Reopens Hormuz, Oil Flows Again Under U.S. Deal ● Cushing Oil Tanks Drain Near Empty as Diesel Feedstock Tightens ● Intermodal Volume Up 10.9% as Truckload Rates Push Freight to Rail ● Brent Crude Falls to $78.36 — Down $1.19 as Iran War Premium Fades
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Aluminum (LME)

Equipment Metals · USD/MT · Source: FRED · Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
$3,373 +10.04%
As of Mar 1, 2026 · prior Feb 1, 2026: $3,065
Why trucking cares Trailer skin and lightweight body material cost.

Price history

FRED · Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Timeframe last year
52W High $3,373
52W Low $2,599
$2,599
$3,373
52-week range · current $3,373 at 100%
1W —
1M —
3M —
6M +10.04%
YTD +7.63%
1Y +29.79%
5Y +31.43%

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Observations

Date Value Source
Mar 1, 2026 $3,373 FRED
Feb 1, 2026 $3,065 FRED
Jan 1, 2026 $3,134 FRED
Dec 1, 2025 $2,876 FRED
Nov 1, 2025 $2,819 FRED
Oct 1, 2025 $2,793 FRED
Sep 1, 2025 $2,654 FRED
Aug 1, 2025 $2,599 FRED
Jul 1, 2025 $2,606 FRED
Jun 1, 2025 $2,526 FRED
May 1, 2025 $2,447 FRED
Apr 1, 2025 $2,368 FRED
Mar 1, 2025 $2,652 FRED
Feb 1, 2025 $2,656 FRED
Jan 1, 2025 $2,571 FRED
Dec 1, 2024 $2,541 FRED
Nov 1, 2024 $2,582 FRED
Oct 1, 2024 $2,596 FRED
Sep 1, 2024 $2,457 FRED
Aug 1, 2024 $2,352 FRED
Jul 1, 2024 $2,349 FRED
Jun 1, 2024 $2,498 FRED
May 1, 2024 $2,566 FRED

Data is provided for informational purposes only and is not investment or trading advice. Cadence and revision behavior follow each source's public schedule.

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