Three Logistics Firms Buy Trucking Capacity and Cross-Border Services
AmeriLux adds 68 trucks and flatbed capacity in Green Bay. ANDY and Imperative target customs and cross-border lanes.
Tess Crawford
Markets, Rates, Fuel & Carrier Business
Tess Crawford tracks the money flowing through trucking, spot and contract rates, diesel and crude markets, fuel surcharges, lane capacity, freight demand, LTL tonnage and yield, plus the carrier-business side: bankruptcies, M&A, layoffs, and insurance pricing. She writes for the dispatcher checking the load board between calls and the small-fleet owner reading the P&L over coffee.
Goldman Sachs offers free 12-week business course and $52K loans to carriers
The 10,000 Small Businesses program targets the owner-capacity bottleneck that breaks fleets before they hit a physical truck limit.
Dedicated Fleets Lock Rates as Spot Jumps 21% and Capacity Exits
Van spot rates up 21% since March 2025 while load-to-truck ratio doubles. Dedicated contract carriage offers multi-year rate protection as 200,000 drivers face…
Spot Rates Up 50% Year-Over-Year as Mid-June Slump Hits Demand
Market Demand Index climbed 97% year-over-year despite typical seasonal dip. Falling diesel prices boost fuel-adjusted rates for carriers.
Saia Opens Duluth, Columbia Terminals, Third Straight Month of Expansion
LTL carrier adds two Midwest locations in June after opening none in 2025. New terminals still run operating ratios in the upper 90s.
Brent Crude Down 2.8% to $78.34 as Iran Talks Continue
Oil fell Monday on diplomatic progress, but Brent still trades $8 above pre-war levels. What the retreat means for diesel and settlement statements.
Echo Adds Intra-Mexico Trucking to Cross-Border Portfolio
Chicago 3PL now offers city-to-city freight, port drayage, and managed transport across Mexico, betting on nearshoring demand.
Tender Rejections Hit 16.5%, Market Won't Balance Until Late 2027
Carriers are rejecting 16.5% of loads, up from 4% in June 2023. Slow capacity growth and negative authority filings mean the tight cycle will outlast past…
Iran Reopens Hormuz, Oil Flows Again Under U.S. Deal
Agreement lets Iran sell crude freely, reversing sanctions that spiked diesel 50% since war started. What the fuel-price drop means for small fleets.
Werner Dedicated Contract Rates Climb After Early-2026 Acquisition
Omaha carrier reports rate gains in dedicated truckload segment following acquisition that closed in first quarter.
Cushing Oil Tanks Drain Near Empty as Diesel Feedstock Tightens
Storage tanks in Oklahoma are being drawn down so fast that producers can't refill them, signaling tight crude supply that could push diesel prices higher.
M&A Multiples Jump 321% as Buyers Chase Tech, Not Truckload Scale
Average transportation deal size has more than tripled since 2023. Buyers are paying premiums for AI automation and scarce border infrastructure, not…