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Podcast: Transfix
Episode: Transfix Take Podcast | Week of Mar 25 - Volatility Continues as Fuel Drives Rates Up
Description: As March comes to a close, the freight market is serving up volatility from every direction. In this week’s episode of The Transfix Take, Jenni Ruiz and NFI market expert Justin Maze unpack the diesel surge shaking the industry, with fuel jumping from $3.89 to $5.37 a gallon in just a few weeks, and what that means for shippers already bracing for higher costs. They dig into why linehaul rates dipped, then started creeping back up again, how tender rejections are hovering around 14.5%, and why flatbed is in a league of its own with rejection rates reaching as high as 50%.
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