‌Weather Updates: 

• ‌Freeze protection services are currently active in Alaska, Eastern and Northern Canada, Northern Minnesota, and the New England market. For shipments containing freezable freight, please ensure to add freeze protection service. Please note that this service brings additional charges and transit delays.

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‌Small Parcel Updates: 

• ‌Holiday Closures: For Presidents Day 2026, USPS post offices will be closed with no regular mail pickup or delivery, while UPS plans to operate normal domestic ground and air services. FedEx will run a modified schedule with limited services, so shippers should anticipate some network constraints and potential one day delays in select lanes.

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‌LTL Updates: 

• ‌Diesel Rates: National diesel prices increased, up $0.007 from last week, averaging $3.688 per gallon, $0.023 higher than the same time last year. The Lower Atlantic region experienced the largest decrease, down $0.023 to $3.605 per gallon.
• ‌NMFC Update: Mixed commodity shipments to be revised by the NMFTA so that standard LTL shipments (<128 cu ft and <96” length/width) with mixed classes are rated by density, while non-standard shipments (oversize or high cube) default to the highest-classed article in the unit. The NMFTA will hold a public meeting to discuss the provisions of the NMFC on March 10, 2026, in Savannah, GA.

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‌Truckload Updates:

• ‌Market Activity: Spot load posts were up 0.1% from last week, and spot truck posts increased by 7.9%. The Load-to-Truck Ratio (LTR) was down for vans and reefers, while up for flatbeds.
• ‌Outbound Tender Rejection Index (OTRI): OTRI, which peaked on Friday, February 6 at 13.75, has started to retreat slowly towards more typical seasonal values. The OTRI currently sits at 13.53, up sharply from last week’s 13.18 value.
• ‌Dry Van: National van demand decreased by 8.5% to a 10.19-1 LTR nationally, with the highest demand spread across the United States, other than CA and IL, exceeding 5.5+ to 1 LTR. The spot rate per mile (RPM) for dry vans is up $0.14 from January, averaging $2.46 nationally, with the Midwest holding the highest RPM at $2.70. The VOTRI remains elevated week over week, but is beginning to retreat, currently sitting at 13.58 compared to last week’s value of 13.08 (peaking at 13.92).
• ‌Flatbed: National flatbed demand increased by 4.9% to 48.92-1 LTR, with the highest demand spread across the United States, other than RI at over 18+ to 1 LTR. The flatbed spot RPM is up $0.10 from January, averaging $2.69 nationally, with the Midwest region holding the highest RPM at $2.85. The FOTRI remains elevated, increasing to 22.59 compared to last week’s value of 21.71.
• ‌Reefer: National reefer demand decreased by 16.4% to a 22.41-1 LTR nationally, with the highest demand spread across the United States, other than CT, IL, MD, and RI at over 12+ to 1 LTR. The sport RPM for reefers is up $0.16 from January, averaging $2.97 nationally, with the highest rates in the Midwest at $3.27. The ROTRI continues to surge higher, currently sitting at 23.24 compared to last week’s value of 22.73.

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‌International Updates:

• ‌FBX Trends: Container rates were down from last week with the global average cost of an FBX container down 11% to $2,031, FBX01 container average down 21% to $1,916 and FBX03 down 10% to $3,457.
• ‌Port of Los Angeles: The port reported a 65.25% YOY volume increase from 25 scheduled vessels during the week of February 8, 2026. For the week of February 15, container volumes are projected to decrease 15.28% YOY from 22 scheduled vessels moving 108,803 TEUs.

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‌Embargoes:

‌There are no embargoes currently impacting our freight network.