
U.S. truckload freight demand rose nearly 5% week over week, with the Tender Volume Index reaching 11,600. Tender rejections were near 13%, and van spot rates climbed to $3.49 per mile as peak season approached.
Stronger freight demand alongside constrained capacity is pushing trucking rates higher, which can raise delivered costs for feed and agricultural inputs. The article does not identify a specific commodity price move.
After 153 past logistics events, ULSD / Diesel moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -2.7% to +4.0%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.