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Podcast: Transfix
Episode: Transfix Take Podcast | Week of Oct 14 – Freight Market Steadies, but CDL Ruling Signals Long-Term Change
Description: This week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and market expert Justin Maze break down the latest trends as Q4 2025 kicks off. Rates are holding steady, but regional shifts and a few policy curveballs are keeping things interesting.
Here’s what’s moving the market:
• A return to seasonal norms after weeks of volatility
• Flatbed load-to-truck ratios up 8.4%, signaling tightening in project and construction freight
• A nor’easter and West Coast storms bringing rain, wind, and early snow to key markets
• West Coast lanes heating up while the Southeast and Coastal regions cool off
• A continued slow decline in the South, while the Midw...