Do reefer freight volumes and rates go up and down with economy?

We're in that "go under" period right now. Capacity has been decreasing in the west and rates have been rising.

 

When rates are good, I mean really good, everyone wants a peace of the pie. So then we have an overage of companies/trucks for the product. Then rates drop, do to overage on trucks, and the trucks dissapear.

We've been in a slow up tick on rates, there are some down tick too. A big jump is bad, up and down.

 

That's what I'm reading right now, MX produce/truck shortage.

https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/wa_fv190.txt

I used to run a direct haul into FL, mid-late April, B/H melons to Montreal, descent rate, then it would tank...

 

I have got alot of stupid rates on Medical loads. Did Elkhart to Indy for 2k four drums of blue dye for cat scans. Got it from a trucking company that specializes in Medical loads only. Funny thing is they lease trucks to their drivers for 1.30 mile and their Med loads pay $4mi on a bad day.

 

You know the first thing to go will be refrigerated dog food alongside my vittles. That's how stupid and spoiled we have become. REFRIGERATED DOG FOOD.

 

Dogs are good. Disagree. Humans are the problem.