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Podcast: Transfix
Episode: Transfix Take | Week of Oct 28 – Rates Hold, Shutdown Lingers, and November Outlooks
Description: It’s the calm before the holiday chaos — or is it?
This week on The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and market expert Justin Maze break down how October closed out and what to expect as we roll into November. Despite a government shutdown entering its fourth week and tender volumes hitting an all-time low for October, the national average rate per mile held its ground with a modest 2 % month-over-month gain.
Here’s what’s moving the market:
📊 Rates steady thanks to Midwest strength, while demand stays weak nationwide
🌪 Category 5 hurricane near Jamaica could spark relief freight into South Florida
🌧 Flooding and flash storms...