What this hub covers

Hopper-bottom trailers haul the country's grain, feed, fertilizer, and dry-bulk commodities. A market of mostly small-fleet operators and owner-operators, hopper is a price-taker on most loads and a rate-leader on a few seasonal lanes. BulkLoads tracks hopper rates lane-by-lane across all four major regions and publishes daily news on the carriers, brokers, and shippers who move this freight.