TRUCKMARGIN FIELD NOTES
A working day, a changing cost, a better question. Read the numbers. Try the assumptions. Take something useful to your next job.
USDA’s two weekly reports show a higher shipper price on one US refrigerated produce lane. Test a hypothetical carrier offer against the range before you counter.
United States · USD per refrigerated truckload
Read the analysisACT’s preliminary October order count is a market signal. A hypothetical US$10,000 smaller loan shows how to compare a written truck quote in monthly cash and cents per mile.
North America order data · US example · USD and total miles
The October 29 law extends relief through January. Use a 2,000-litre example to plan for the February and April federal excise changes without double-counting savings.
Canada · CAD · litres
A hypothetical local box-truck route: 120 total miles, 8 stops, 6 hours and a $500 offer. Test how waiting and unpaid miles change its modeled profit.
Illustrative USD/CAD · Local box truck
Translate the October 19 US diesel increase into route costs, and read Canada’s latest manufacturing sales without confusing dollars with freight volume.
US fuel prices · Canadian manufacturing