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Business

Week-over-week freight plunge: 42% falls out of spot market in week ending April 12

DAT Solutions notes that for the week ending April 12, load post volumes across segments were down another 42%. More information here on Overdrive.

April 16, 2020

Business

Spot market load volume down 39% — in one week

DAT load board network notes the number of available truckloads on the spot market fell 39% during the first week of April 2020. More information here on Overdrive.

April 9, 2020

Business

Truckload rates crested the wave last week, as owner-ops ride up-and-down market

As the coronavirus continues to impact the trucking industry, owner-operators are dealing with the ride and fall of spot truckload rates. Details on Overdrive.

April 2, 2020

Channel 19

Let’s hear it for a good hand: Ben Kohler of Kohler Sawmill, Greenbrier, Tenn.

When a real pro shows up on-site with the equipment, and the know-how, to do the job right, as did Ben Kohler two days back in a volunteer tree-clearing effort here in Nashville. And: No injuries sustained in direct hit on Western Express terminal on the west side of town, CEO reports.

March 6, 2020

Business

Coronavirus supply-chain disruptions lead into uncertain March, alongside small demand improvements last week

Spot truckload rates for the week of Feb. 24-Mar. 1 were in line with seasonal expectations, but could the coronavirus lead to an uncertain March? Details here.

March 5, 2020

Business

Spot rates bottoming out?

Weekly declines in freight rates for the week ending in Feb. 16 were small, indicating demand is increasing and rates may be bottoming out. More here.

February 20, 2020

Business

Week to week rates thaw — drip, drip, drip into February

National average spot truckload rates for major segments other than flatbed entered February in a slow-motion slide after closing out January at their lowest points in two months.

February 6, 2020

Business

Spot freight in the last week: Rates dip, but flatbed demand shows off-season promise

After a relatively strong start to the month, spot van and reefer rates slipped below December averages during the week ending Jan. 19. There was, however, better news for flatbed haulers as rates crept higher on the strength of new oil and gas projects.

January 23, 2020

Channel 19

2020 income outlook: Owner-operators trend optimistic for the year ahead

Believe it or not, as it were — there were, however, a variety of shrugs and SMHs to the annual question on business income outlook for the new year this time around social media. Polling results, however, showed much more of an “it’s got to be better than last year” dynamic than results this time in 2019.

January 9, 2020

Overdrive Radio

The methodical tour, by ‘Choice,’ from corporate America to a small flatbed fleet

Fredrick “Choice M.A.S.” Claxton caught the trucking bug following a two-wheeled cross-country tour on a Suzuki street bike. In this Overdrive Radio edition, he details his methodical approach building a young second career in flatbed after an office job with one of most recognizable names in apparel.

December 13, 2019

Business

Rates up with holiday week on spot market

The number of loads moved declined and load-to-truck ratios fell for all three equipment types during the holiday week, but rates were up for vans and reefers for the month of November over the preceding month.

December 6, 2019

Business

Spot rates firming up as holiday season approaches with hot spots for reefers, flatbeds

National average rates during the first three days of November were lower than the overall October average but were unchanged compared to the previous week. Look for reefer opportunity in the Pacific Northwest, and for Christmas trees to run out of the same area and North Carolina.

November 7, 2019