The Load Letter

The love letter is a daily freight industry briefing built specifically for freight brokers. Every episode cuts through the noise and delivers only what matters:- spot rates- capacity shifts- shipper behavior- regulatory changes- market intelAll framed around how it affects your freight or your brokerage. Hosted by a freight industry insider, built for freight brokers who are too busy to read everything but can afford to miss nothing.

The Load Letter is a news podcast hosted by Andrew, with 58 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Andrew hosts The Load Letter, a news show with 58 episodes published.

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  October 1, 2026 | Paper-Only Cargo Theft Hits Illinois Glycerin Load

  Oct 1, 20267 min

  A 41,000-pound glycerin shipment vanished in Illinois after thieves spoofed shipment paperwork so convincingly even the driver never knew he was part of the theft, and it's a wake-up call on verifying delivery details independent of EDI. Also in today's briefing: FreightWaves and Ryder's October State of the Industry report shows dry van capacity loosening while flatbed stays tight, oil volatility near seven months into the Iran conflict is pushing diesel to $6.53 and demanding proactive fuel surcharge talks, Canada fast-tracks a West Coast pipeline worth watching for future flatbed demand, Savannah's port expansion opens a two-year window for drayage relationships, and Walmart's $300 million Ohio fulfillment center signals a big-and-bulky flatbed opportunity. New briefing every morning from The Load Letter, theloadletter.com

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  September 30, 2026 | Diesel Surcharge vs Oil Headlines: Know the Real Number

  Sep 30, 20265 min

  Crude oil is climbing on the Iran conflict, but the diesel surcharge benchmark just fell after three weeks of gains, and brokers need to know which number actually belongs in rate conversations. Also in today's briefing: dry van tightening under a flat rate while flatbed softens on stacked-up Midwest farm equipment, a $635K cargo theft bust that's a wake-up call on carrier vetting, Echo Global Logistics consolidating LTL and cold chain services to lock down accounts, new California cold storage regulations set to raise reefer costs, and a $500M Ross Stores DC that's a two-year business development lead for West Coast brokers. New briefing every morning from The Load Letter, theloadletter.com

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  September 29, 2026 | Border Ban Frees Up Cheap Backhaul Capacity

  Sep 29, 20269 min

  A new U.S. ban on roughly a billion dollars of Canadian imports is stranding cross-border capacity at Detroit-Windsor, Port Huron, and Buffalo, and brokers who offer displaced carriers a domestic reload can lock in rate and loyalty fast. Also on deck: dry van tightens under falling tonnage while flatbed softens on farm equipment overstock, new California cold storage laws that will push up reefer rates, a possible port surge if China-linked vessel fees snap back, Kodiak's driverless trucks running Dallas-Houston without a safety observer, and a Daimler-EPA fight over NOx penalties that could trigger another pre-buy cycle. New briefing every morning from The Load Letter, theloadletter.com

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  September 25, 2026 | Driver Pay Hikes Signal Your Costs Are Going Up

  Sep 25, 20268 min

  Nussbaum and Roehl each raised driver pay for the second time this year, and that bidding war for seats is your forward cost curve showing up early. We also cover Ryder's warning that small brokerages face real liability exposure after Montgomery, Yakima apples topping fourteen thousand a load into the East, Kansas carriers taking lawsuit abuse to Washington, the US-China truce extension through January 10th, Kodiak's autonomous produce runs between Fresno and LA, and a lighter Fontaine flatbed that changes your payload math. The thread: capacity is getting more expensive and more selective, so reprice early and document your vetting. New briefing every morning from The Load Letter, theloadletter.com

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  September 23, 2026 | Freight Recession Ends, Spot Rates Haven't Caught Up

  Sep 24, 20264 min

  The Cass shipment index turned positive this week, statistically ending the longest freight recession on record, but dry van spot is still sliding at $2.17 linehaul, and that gap is where your margin lives until contract pricing resets. We break down why tightening capacity and the Lujan case against FMCSA could swing your cost to cover either direction, plus six straight down days in Brent crude pointing to October fuel surcharge relief. Also covered: the Fed's surprise 25-point hike and what softening housing means for flatbed mix, Suez test routings and worsening schedule reliability hitting East Coast drayage, Wegmans insourcing $110 million of grocery distribution, and a 2,500-unit Tesla Semi order. New briefing every morning from The Load Letter, theloadletter.com

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