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Weekly bulk freight market analysis from BulkLoads. Rates, lanes, and trends built from verified load data.
By John Calloway · Published weekly on LinkedIn and BulkLoads
June 1, 2026
Rates landed at $5.06 per mile across 33,551 verified loads, up 8.8% from April. Volume fell 8.0% — the kind of gap that signals capacity tightening faster than demand is fading.
May 18, 2026
Rates on grain and aggregate lanes have broken through their five-year ceilings. Three forces are converging — and one of them isn't slowing down.
May 11, 2026
Spot capacity tightened faster than contract, fertilizer pulled away from grain for the first time since 2022, and one region quietly led the entire month.
