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We are so grateful to the Truckstop.com team for being incredible partners. We have connected 100K trucks on their platform and we are just getting started!! Thanks to Scott Moscrip Sean Dehan Nate Ivie for believing in us and being incredible partners. Also, stop by their booth today at F3 FreightWaves and check out their swag. Great stuff over there particularly the socks.

📉 TL;DR: Spot Rates Hold Steady Across Equipment Types. Here’s where Truckstop.com average rates per mile landed last week (ending Oct. 17 — Week 41): 1️⃣ Dry Van • Modest rebound after last week’s dip. • Rates: +2¢ WoW — up 0.6% YoY, but ~13% below 5-yr avg. • Loads: Flat WoW | +7% YoY | –34% vs 5-yr avg. • Third increase in the past four weeks. 2️⃣ Reefer • Third straight weekly gain, but smallest yet. • Rates: +1¢ WoW — +5.4% YoY, ~7% below 5-yr avg. • Loads: –1.2% WoW | –0.3% YoY | –35% vs 5-yr avg. • Seasonal strength continues but pace slowing. 3️⃣ Flatbed • Barely moved after last week’s drop. • Rates: +0.1¢ WoW — +1.6% YoY, ~8% below 5-yr avg. • Loads: –1.1% WoW | +22% YoY | +4% vs 5-yr avg. • Strongest YoY comparison now softening. 💡 What It Means: → Spot rates across all segments saw little movement (seasonal stability after recent swings). → Total load activity –0.7% WoW; truck postings +4.1% → MDI falls to lowest in 5 weeks. → Market rates barely budged (+0.1¢) but remain +1.6% YoY. Want the deep dive? ↳ Drop “COMMENTARY” in the comments and we’ll send you the full report! 💬

🤝 Truckstop.com and the National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc. have teamed up to expand access to FREE cybersecurity and fraud prevention tools for the people most at risk — small carriers and owner-operators. Fraud threatens the trust that keeps freight moving. For 60 years, NMFTA has set the standard for security in trucking. They created SCAC®. They’ve led the fight against cyberattacks and cargo crime. Now, together with Truckstop.com, their expertise will reach more carriers, brokers, and drivers than ever before. “Protecting our industry requires collaboration,” said Todd W., vice president of carrier experience at Truckstop.com. “By partnering with NMFTA, we’re ensuring that carriers of all sizes have access to the resources they need to defend their businesses and strengthen the entire freight ecosystem.” Together, we’re fighting back with: • Best practices for fleets and owner-operators • Cybercrime and vendor risk frameworks • Step-by-step fraud prevention guides Bookmark this post and share these tools with your team. 👇 Helpful Resources: 1️⃣ Trucking’s Cybersecurity Conference (Oct 26–28): https://lnkd.in/guF6sRkM 2️⃣ Cybersecurity Guidebook for Mid-Sized Fleets: https://bit.ly/3VEhcgH 3️⃣ Cargo Crime Reduction Framework: https://bit.ly/4m8SdNs 4️⃣ Vendor Risk Assessment Framework: https://bit.ly/485SLjF 5️⃣ Full Resource Library: https://lnkd.in/gaKTsEma #Freight #Logistics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Truckstop.com just launched the industry’s first dry van-only load board! Built for owner-operators and small fleets who need quality loads fast, without breaking the bank. 📲 🚚 Unlimited searches start at just $35/month. -Find verified loads.  -Use real-time rate data.  -Book smarter and faster. Why it matters: "We know this freight recession has been especially tough, with van rates trailing other equipment types and offering some of the lowest pay per mile in the market,” said Scott Moscrip, CEO of Truckstop.com. “That’s why we created a dedicated Van Load Board at a lower price point — to give van carriers quick, verified access to high-quality freight and real-time market data." There's two versions to choose from: 1.) Basic:  ↳ Private loads, factoring info, lane insights, and route maps. 2.) Pro:  ↳ Everything in Basic + live rates from SONAR, lane comparisons, heat maps, and load alerts. As Julie Van de Kamp, Chief Marketing and Operations Officer at FreightWaves SONAR put it: “By integrating SONAR rate intelligence into the Truckstop Load Board, small carriers gain all the visibility advantages that larger companies have in today’s volatile freight market to outpace the competition.” Smarter data.  Fairer rates.  Faster freight. 📖 Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/gr6SSfqp 💻 Check out the new Truckstop Dry Van Load Board: https://lnkd.in/guVdagNC #Logistics #Freight

Exciting news... Truckstop.com is expanding its footprint next week! Into… Chattanooga. For FreightWaves F3 Future of Freight. Translation: 🍝 Truckstop sponsored happy hour (comment 'HH" below to RSVP!) 🔥 Fireside chat with Scott Moscrip 💻 Product demo 🎙️ What the Truck?!? appearance Come for the insights. Stay for the pizza.

💸 Owner-Operators—curious where the best rates are this week? Mariah from Truckstop.com has the breakdown for: 🔥 Dry Van 🔥 Flatbed 🔥 Reefer 🔥 Specialized If you’re planning your next haul, these are the lanes to keep an eye on—rates are on the rise 📈 👉 Give this post a like for weekly market updates! Comment "Report" below and we’ll send you the full Truckstop rate report straight to your inbox. #RESOURCES: 1. Weekly National Rate Per Mile Dashboard: https://lnkd.in/gUSzRRpu 2. Spot Market Insights Newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gaVJACfa 3. Search for loads in your preferred lane: https://lnkd.in/gfMrkWHR 4. Truckstop Load Board pricing: https://lnkd.in/gvD6PB9G

📉 TL;DR: Spot Rates Ease After Last Week’s Surge. Here’s where Truckstop.com’s average rates per mile landed for the week ending Oct. 10 (Week 40): 1️⃣ Reefer • Rates: +2¢ — highest level in four weeks • Up 4.5% YoY, though –7% vs. 5-year average • Loads: –4.6% WoW, –4% YoY • Still showing the strongest momentum of any segment 2️⃣ Dry Van • Rates: –4¢ after a big +7¢ jump last week • Nearly flat YoY (+0.1%), but –14% vs. 5-year average • Loads: –11.5% WoW, though still up ~2% YoY • Ends the first back-to-back gains streak since June 3️⃣ Flatbed • Rates: –1¢ after nearly +2¢ last week • Up 0.4% YoY, but –8% vs. 5-year average • Loads: –1.7% WoW, still +27% YoY • Volumes remain slightly above the 5-year average 💡 What It Means After broad gains last week, overall spot rates dipped slightly (still tracking close to seasonal norms). → Refrigerated demand is propping up the market while dry van and flatbed ease. → Total loads fell 4.6% WoW, pushing the #MarketDemandIndex to its lowest level in four weeks. ⚠️ Market Watch Truck postings rose 1.4%, signaling looser capacity after several weeks of tightening. Total rates remain 1% higher YoY but 8% below the 5-year norm. Want the full analysis? ↳ Drop “#Commentary” in the comments and we’ll send you the deep dive. 💬 #Freight #FreightBroker

Exciting news! Truckstop.com has announced a strategic partnership with Dale Prax, a top-recognized freight fraud expert. Please join us in welcoming him aboard! 👏 This collaboration is more than just a press release. It’s a signal that the freight industry is done treating fraud like “someone else’s problem.” For years, carriers and brokers have faced fraud in isolation. -Each fighting their own battles -Each reinventing their own countermeasures -This partnership represents the opposite: a unifying force. Together, Truckstop and Dale Prax are: ✅ Uniting law enforcement, government, shippers, and carriers at one table ✅ Turning education into action & action into prevention ✅ Laying the groundwork for a shared defense network across freight “Carriers and logistics providers understand the issue of fraud. They feel it every day in their bones,” said Truckstop CEO Scott Moscrip. “Everyone in the industry has a part to play in tackling this issue.” And Dale put it perfectly: “This collaboration goes beyond content creation. It’s about uniting the entire freight ecosystem to turn knowledge into change.” -Fraud isn’t going away on its own. -But collaboration like this gives us hope. -If we want to protect the integrity of the marketplace, ...we have to protect each other. Want to dig deeper? Check these freight fraud prevention resources out! 👇 1. Full announcement: https://lnkd.in/g7ATnt6C 2. See what real action looks like: https://lnkd.in/gysiW36y 3. Practical tools + insights to stop fraud before it starts: https://lnkd.in/gV7gNZF4 4. Real-world example: https://lnkd.in/g_hDd6Rt

🔥 Top 5 hottest FLATBED markets in the U.S. right now — intel every broker should have on their radar. We’ve analyzed thousands of Truckstop.com loads to help you see: ↳ Where flatbed demand is heating up ↳ Where truck supply is tight ↳ Where you’ve got the most leverage to cover freight efficiently This week’s top flatbed markets: 5️⃣ Memphis, TN 4️⃣ Camden, AR 3️⃣ Portland, OR 2️⃣ Birmingham, AL 1️⃣ Montgomery, AL Broker tips: → Tight capacity means tougher competition for trucks, but it also means you can plan coverage smarter and negotiate with confidence. → Use Truckstop Rate Insights to know the going rate before you post. 👉 Which equipment type should we break down next?