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Six months into 2026, the freight market is tracking much as anticipated. Capacity is tightening, rates are rising, and the three-year freight recession appears to be over, while cargo theft, fraud and regulatory changes continue to increase risk.
January 2026 brought mixed freight signals, but growing market pressures suggested the industry was moving closer to a long-awaited recovery.ght market updates.
2026 will reward produce shippers who prepare early, document expectations, and manage risk like a discipline, not a reaction. If you want fewer scrambles, fewer claims, and fewer “where’s the freight?” calls, build your plan now.
December 2025 closed with freight demand showing signs of improvement, while capacity tightening hinted at a potential market shift ahead.
Everyone loves a low rate—until it costs three times more in service failures. Between weather volatility, rising transportation costs, tightening retail expectations, and shrinking margins, produce logistics is complex and critical to profitability.
November 2025 showed early signs of freight market stabilization as capacity tightened and demand gradually improved.
If you’ve been in produce long enough, you know transition is a season all its own – the window when one growing region winds down and another ramps up, and suddenly everything from supply to transportation to temperature control is in motion.
The October 2025 market update says freight demand remains soft but is beginning to improve ahead of the holiday season, while tightening carrier capacity, rising rejection rates, tariff-related pressures, and seasonal factors are expected to create upward pressure on transportation rates despite generally weak overall freight volumes.
The U.S. freight market in September 2025 remained relatively stable but soft, with weak freight demand, tighter carrier capacity, declining shipment volumes, and modest rate pressure expected to continue until holiday-season demand picks up later in the year.
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