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Rates relatively stable in all segments, though indicators strengthen for flatbed
And: The five biggest rate increases on reefer lanes, how to split up a return to Columbus from Allentown, Pa., and indicators for all three major segments â rates, demand, more.
December 7, 2018
Business
Holiday week major-lane van volume boost well illustrates e-commerce extension of retail freight season
The âBlack Fridayâ after Thanksgiving once marked the end of the retail-freight season, but last week showed how e-commerce is extending the holiday push. Rates on the 100 highest-volume van lanes rose an average of 2.3 percent, or 5 cents per mile, during the week ending Nov. 24, with 78 of those lanes moving higher,
November 30, 2018
Business
Heck of a time to be a flatbedder: High demand indicators on offer in this weekâs spot update
All that dark green in the map? That means flatbedders utilizing DAT load boards have been busy, with a serious imbalance between the number of posted flatbed loads and the number of posted available trucks. Whatâs more: Itâs been that way since winter and the ELD mandateâs inception.
May 3, 2018
Business
Spot market: Freight volumes, rates mostly held steady in the last week
While the spot market may seem to be on a plateau, itâs on much higher ground compared to a year ago. Last weekâs national average load-to-truck ratio was 14.1, nearly double what it was at this time last year. Dry van, reefer markets spotlighted here.
March 21, 2018
Voices
Wayne Smith presents âNew lows for sharing the roadâ
Smith was hauling out of Allentown on I-78 âwhen a couple bikes were too impatientâ â and a little reckless, well evident in the video when, âat one point, the second bike pulls into the lane already occupied by a semi and then touches the semi with his hand.â
August 15, 2016
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