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Business

Truck demand gave more ground as spot load counts fell 11% last week

The number of load posts on the DAT network of load boards fell 11% the week ending May 12. Truck posts, meanwhile, increased 5% in the latest down indicator for spot market demand for truckers.

May 17, 2019

Business

After preceding week’s rise in volumes, van and reefer rates reversed downward course

There was finally a bit of a turnaround in the van and reefer markets last week when it comes to rates. After volumes built the preceding week, better weather combined with a 4.2% jump in the number of available loads to push rates higher during the week ending May 5.

May 8, 2019

Business

Though spot rates remained flat, the last week saw demand dynamics change favorably as volumes grew

Posted load counts grew by a percent, while the number of available trucks fell 4%. There still was plenty capacity to meet demand, though, as national average spot rates ended the last full week of April at or below their averages for the month of March in all segments

May 2, 2019

Business

Spring has not sprung, to say the least, when it comes to vans, reefers on the spot market

National average spot van and refrigerated freight rates slipped again during the week ending April 13. The number of load posts fell 4 percent while truck posts increased. The arrival of produce season in several southern markets failed to make up for the effects of more capacity and bad weather.

April 17, 2019

Channel 19

Beating back too many brokers’ wrongheaded mentality: ‘Keep the shipper happy no matter what it costs the carrier’

Addressing a freight broker's wrongheaded mentality with Overdrive Online. Get more details and other trucking industry news right here on Overdrive Online.

February 20, 2019

Custom Rigs

Military tribute truck draws on the ‘winged knights’, the Husaria, of Poland’s history as inspiration

Airbrushed murals all around the cab and sleeper exteriors of independent Jerry Stetz’ 2007 Coronado depict the Husaria, or Polish Hussars, knights of the 16th-18th centuries. Stetz draws the line between the ancient defenders/warriors and modern combat soldiers fighting for what is his home today and for the last 20-plus years, the United States.

January 24, 2019

Business

Spot rates rose slightly in final week of the new year

Load posts on the spot truckload freight market declined 21 percent during the week ending Dec. 29, not an unusual figure when you compare a holiday-shortened workweek to a full one. But truck posts were down farther, 47 percent, and that tight capacity helped keep rates firm.

January 4, 2019

Business

Summer seasonal rate doldrums starting to turn early in some dry van, reefer markets

Rates often stagnate after the June peak, and markets softened in July. But prices may have turned a corner last week, with van rates holding steady on higher volumes in some markets.

August 9, 2018

Overdrive Radio

A new way to do reefer washouts: Produce broker’s ‘Healthy Trailer’ machine

Produce broker Pam Young’s response to the Food Safety Modernization Act’s new FDA rules for sanitary transportation of fresh food was to conceive of and build a new automated reefer washout machine that incorporates a variety of sanitary techs, including the use of UV light, among others.

June 29, 2018

Channel 19

Round-up: Plea for common sense at the counter of knowledge, bucking the blockchain hype machine, more

Opposing blockchain views, the march of technology and one longtime owner-operator's plea for a return to common sense by drivers and more.

June 14, 2018

Business

Van volumes dip slightly, while produce-led reefer volumes build

Last week was the fifth in a row for rising volumes of reefer freight while there was a small change to the negative in van rates and volumes last week.

May 17, 2018

Business

Truly Spring-like freight volumes arrive for vans, reefers, rates adjust up

Waiting for spring freight? It's finally here. DAT analyst, Matt Sullivan, explains which spot rates & volumes are looking strong for vans & reefers this May.

May 9, 2018