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Business
Rates tick up slightly after dip in truck postings, jump in reefer loads
With a dip in truck postings, too, spot rates increased for refrigerated freight. Get the latest truckload rates and market conditions here on Overdrive.
May 21, 2020
Business
Ahead of Thanksgiving, spot reefer volumes and rates show some heat
With last-minute Thanksgiving and Black Friday freight on the move, spot truckload freight volumes increased during the week ending Nov. 24, and rates in fact responded, unlike many of the preceding weeks in this tough cycle.
November 27, 2019
Business
Spot van demand falls, rates follow; some reefer bright spots
There’s some good news in the Midwest for reefer operators migrating away from California, where demand has declined. Load volume from Los Angeles fell 10%, Sacramento was down 5%, and Ontario lost 3% last week. Market to watch: Grand Rapids reefers.
August 13, 2019
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
Channel 19
Round-up: When a negative for investors is a positive for drivers, and early look at fully-electric Mack truck
Driver pay is bringing more cost to carriers, and that’s a good thing. Take the good with the bad, though: Freight outlook for the year, judging by the past few, isn’t great. Also: Mack’s first LR all-electric refuse truck goes to NYC sanitation, brief video ahead of WasteExpo next month.
April 23, 2019
Business
Rough weather clouds the spot rate forecast
With extreme weather events across the Rockies, Plains and into the Midwest, it’s notable that the number of loads moved last week increased 3.5 percent compared to the previous week. But the number of trucks looking for loads gained 3.4 percent, and van and reefer rates slipped, flatbed holding steady.
March 20, 2019
Business
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 — rates, demand, more.
December 7, 2018
Business
Load volumes in the last week fell with Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael contributed to a decline in load posts on the DAT network of load board. Get the numbers for the week ending Oct. 13, 2018, on Overdrive.
October 18, 2018
Business
Spot rates edge down in the last week for dry vans, reefers
Van volumes largely held, but reefer markets took a step back, and the national load-to-truck ratio actually dipped below where it was at this time a year ago.
August 15, 2018
Business
Spot market freight slows a bit, but ‘slump’ may be a stretch
Freight markets often begin to slide in mid-July, and last week’s national metrics fit the normal seasonal trend. That’s a signal that the red-hot demand seen in recent weeks has cooled, but it’s probably a stretch to call the slide a “slump.”
July 19, 2018
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