“We strategically positioned our carriers six months ago for the freight they are hauling today,” said the company’s senior director of capacity, Ivan Momchilov.
Managing the Harvest Season
Digital freight platform Hwy Haul aims to reduce food waste during transportation.
The food tech unicorn has now made over 30 acquisitions since 2019, but its purchase of Oakwood Transportation has a slightly different flavor.
With capacity tight across the board, difficulty in sourcing reefer trailers may spill into other segments as produce season continues.
Cold chain distribution shifts following the pandemic along with a much smaller supply of available base capacity has made the reefer carrier a much more valuable commodity this year.
C.H. Robinson is pushing back against a complaint, seeking class-action status, filed by more than a dozen growers that alleges the third-party logistics giant engaged in “deceptive business practices.”
Reefer demand jumps in contrast to the general freight market, despite much colder temps across the U.S.
Reefer volumes have declined in 2019 as shippers have taken advantage of cheap van rates, but declining production and trade wars have hurt the cause as well.
