Capacity is tightening, rates are holding, and the Fourth of July freight market is shaping up to hit harder than it has in recent years. In this week’s episode of The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and Justin Maze break down what carriers, owner-operators, brokers, and shippers need to know heading into the holiday week. Diesel finally dipped below $5, offering some much-needed relief, but capacity remains under pressure as carriers continue to hold onto rate gains from DOT Week and Memorial Day. Justin walks through the latest regional shifts across the Southeast, Coastal markets, South, Midwest, Northeast, and West Coast, including why California is starting to tighten, why border markets like Laredo and McAllen remain ones to watch, and why flatbed rates may still have more room to climb. The episode also covers the launch of the CAVRA Standard for carrier selection, the ongoing impact of FMCSA enforcement, non-domicile CDL pauses in California and New York, and why today’s market is being driven less by explosive demand and more by shrinking available capacity. For anyone watching spot rates, tender rejections, regional capacity, or holiday freight disruption, this is the market pulse to catch before July 4th. -- Disclaimer: All views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Transfix, Inc. or any parent companies or affiliates or the companies with which the participants are affiliated, and may have been previously disseminated by them. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are based upon information considered reliable, but neither Transfix, Inc. nor its affiliates, nor the companies with which such participants are affiliated, warrant its completeness or accuracy, and it should not be relied upon as such. All such views and opinions are subject to change.
