Flatbed Rates Leap 11 Cents to $2.55/Mile: Decade's Biggest Jump Hits Truckers Hard
Eleven cents per mile doesn't sound like much. Until it's the biggest flatbed freight rate spike in over a decade, courtesy of skyrocketing diesel amid the Iran War.
Eleven cents per mile doesn't sound like much. Until it's the biggest flatbed freight rate spike in over a decade, courtesy of skyrocketing diesel amid the Iran War.
What if a single tweet could jam the gears of your Europe-bound shipments? Trump's NATO broadsides aren't just bluster—they're cracking the foundation of the security umbrella protecting global supply chains.
Picture a freighter captain staring at the pump: jet fuel costs twice what they did pre-Iran War. Global airfreight rates just hit $2.98, and it's not peaking yet.
Ports aren't blinking at the Iran war—yet. But fuel spikes and tariff chaos? That's the real gut punch coming for your wallet.