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DAT VAN NTL $2.18/mi ▲ 0.04 │ REEFER NTL $2.51/mi ▲ 0.07 │ FLATBED NTL $2.66/mi ▼ 0.02 │ OTRI 5.84% ▲ 0.31 │ OTVI 11,247 ▲ 1.8% │ DIESEL $3.71/gal ▼ 0.03 │ LAREDO XBORDER 14,820 ▲ 4.2% │ LB DRAYAGE $487/move ▲ 2.1% │ LTL TONNAGE 98.4 ▼ 0.6 │ INTERMODAL +3.7% YoY ▲ │ DAT VAN NTL $2.18/mi ▲ 0.04 │ REEFER NTL $2.51/mi ▲ 0.07 │ FLATBED NTL $2.66/mi ▼ 0.02 │ OTRI 5.84% ▲ 0.31 │ OTVI 11,247 ▲ 1.8% │ DIESEL $3.71/gal ▼ 0.03 │ LAREDO XBORDER 14,820 ▲ 4.2% │ LB DRAYAGE $487/move ▲ 2.1% │ LTL TONNAGE 98.4 ▼ 0.6 │ INTERMODAL +3.7% YoY ▲ │
Thu, May 14, 2026 · Vol. 1 · No. 001 · 5:00 AM ET
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01 CVSA Roadcheck wrap — 72-hour OOS rate, lane-level cap impact, what carries into Q2 RFPs. 02 C.H. Robinson Navisphere AI playbook — the 14 automated workflows, mid-cap broker response, scoring matrix for 2026 RFPs. 03 Texas triangle rate move + Salinas reefer pull — when this prints into June contracts. 04 USMCA review window: what we're watching at Laredo + Detroit-Windsor. Replay archive 6 calls · 12-month rolling Replays + Q&A transcripts are Mainline & Express Lane only. Free readers see titles and dates below.
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Pre-Roadcheck capacity setup + how the Texas triangle bid into spot.
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Yellow Vacuum, two years on — the LTL geography that paid off.
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43 min · Cross-Border · Drayage
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41 min · FTL · Intel
Class 8 orders down 14% YoY — what it means for 2027 capacity.
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Apr 11, 2026
49 min · FTL · LTL
Q2 RFP season — pricing power, mini-bids, and the broker-3PL squeeze.
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