The two tightest regions tell two very different stories about the freight market

CDL & Trucking News · · Source: FreightWaves · By Zach Strickland, FW Market Expert & Market Analyst · 3 min read at the source

The two tightest regions tell two very different stories about the freight market

The Northwestern harvests are crushing capacity, but only temporarily. The Midwest’s sustained tightness tells a more meaningful long-term story about capacity.

Reported by Zach Strickland, FW Market Expert & Market Analyst for FreightWaves (Chart of the Week), originally published October 11, 2026.

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Topics: Chart of the Week, midwest, northwest harvests, reefer, regional capacity, trucking capacity, Trucking rates

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