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Tag: spring freight season
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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
Spring has sprung on the spot market
So much for March going out like a lamb. Nationally, the final week of the month featured a 3.5 percent increase in available freight, a 3.1 percent decrease in capacity, and another record high load-to-truck ratio for flatbed freight, and rates continued to rise in the early week.
April 4, 2018
Business
Flatbed demand surges toward Spring; van, reefer mostly neutral
The number of loads on DAT load boards was up 5 percent and truck posts were up 3 percent last week, an indication that the economy continues to hum along. Unless you’re a flatbed hauler, in which case there’s a little more going on than just humming.
March 14, 2018
Business
Spot market update: Harvey ripple effects, lookback on dry van demand through 2017 so far
The demand map for the dry van segment continued to be on the darker, truck-favorable side in the last week, part of a somewhat uncommon trend in the spot market for this time of year. Run through the shifting sands of van demand so far this year in a video, and more in this week’s update.
September 1, 2017
Business
Flatbeds, van rates start May relatively strong on spot market
A bit of a volume slide in the last week on the spot market for flats and vans, but rates are up and demand remains good. Perhaps more truckers in high-demand areas are taking to heart what recent tactical patience discussions: The best things come to those who wait.
May 11, 2017
Business
Dry van, reefer improved last week in many markets
It’s typical for spot volumes to drop in the week before Easter, since that week tends to wrap up early on Good Friday. Good news is that the drop-off was slight compared to previous years.
April 19, 2017
Business
Spring freight season under way? Some evidence in this week’s spot market update
Perhaps the biggest evidence comes in the national picture for flatbed freight, which continues to show very high load-to-truck ratios in most states after another strong month in March.
April 12, 2017
Business
Vans, flats in good demand — and improving — on the spot market
Conditions continue to improve for many truckers in the spot market in many areas around the country. In this week’s update, the flatbed Hot States map is about as hot as we’ve ever seen it. Rates and volumes did retreat, however, in some areas,
March 22, 2017
Business
Cross your fingers and say, three times, ‘Spring freight season’ …
As on a teeter-totter, as on the spot freight market — what goes down must come up. Well, sort of. Spot market volumes on DAT Load Boards continued their climb last week, enough to finally put pressure on rates to rise.
March 8, 2017
Business
Spot market 2016: No post-Memorial Day slump in rates
Spot market rates continued their upward trend after the holiday. The Sun Belt is still showing strength, as last week, and the Midwest continues to improve. California volumes are holding.
June 8, 2016
Business
Spot market volume takes a spring break
At once, in this weekly update, there remains reasons to be optimistic for the uptick in freight/rates that usually runs through June or July in a typical year — also, DAT Trucker app updated at MATS 2016..
March 31, 2016
Business
Spring freight season has sprung? Spot market volume up in the last week
“Spring appears to have (been) sprung,” notes DAT’s Ken Harper with this week’s spot market update. “Loads up, rates up, hyacinths too” in comparison to the previous week’s numbers.
March 10, 2016
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