Cover portrait: Maya Castellanos, freight brokerage executive

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Issue №04 · Vol. XIIThe Power IssueDisplay until June 30

Cover Story

The Broker Who Outsmarted the Spot Market.

How a 34-year-old from Tulsa built a $90M book of business with a phone, a spreadsheet, and a refusal to chase rates to the bottom.

Investigation

Inside the Double-Brokering Crisis

Profile

The Last Honest Dispatcher

Field Notes

48 Hours at the Laredo Border

— Featuring —

Maya
Castellanos

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◆ Van spot $1.99/mi (DAT)◆ Van load-to-truck 7.4◆ Reefer load-to-truck 13.2◆ Diesel $4.50/gal (EIA)◆ Flatbed spot $2.66/mi ↑◆ Idle container fleet ~0.6%◆ FMCSA broker rule in effect

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Our weekly Data Desk briefing decodes spot rates, fuel surcharges, capacity shifts, and contract trends — written for operators, not analysts.

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$1.99

Dry van linehaul $/mi, DAT (Apr 2026)

$4.50

US on-highway diesel $/gal, EIA (May 11, 2026)

$35B

Annual US cargo-theft losses (NICB, 2025)

Jan 16

FMCSA broker rule effective date, 2026

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The Broker Who Outsmarted the Spot Market.

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