Latest issue · July 20, 2026The Slide Stopped in July. And the Winners and Losers Are Back.
The blended median came in at $4.89 a mile through July 18, down just 0.8% after June's 4.5% slide, and the floor forming under rates sits 18.1% above a year ago. The bigger signal is dispersion: soybean meal ripped 21% higher and coal climbed 11% while soybeans fell nearly 13%, the mark of a market pricing on commodity fundamentals again instead of one fuel-driven slide. Diesel found a shelf at $4.80 a gallon, and corn stayed the network's top mover at 1,910 loads.
