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Van, reefer demand and rate picture mixed the first week of the year
DATâs Ken Harper says owner-operators might be right to be expressing optimism about their business prospects for 2017: âWith the economy picking up, and economic forecasts showing growth, it should (could?) be a very good year for spot freight.â
January 12, 2017
Business
December shaping up to be best rate month of 2016 for dry vans
Van rates declined in 68 of the top 100 lanes last week, but December is still shaping up to be the peak month for van rates on average in 2016.
December 22, 2016
Custom Rigs
Custom fuel hauler stretches the limit for navigating Chicago fueling stations
Flagship of the fleet
November 17, 2016
Business
Van freight âunseasonably strong,â reefer holding â rates havenât followed up with volumes
The past couple of years have seen the Fall freight season dwindle in intensity, but itâs lasted through December and January due to e-commerce. In this weekly spot market update, intel on just what markets are benefiting dry vans and reefers.
November 4, 2016
Channel 19
Spot market UP-date, weekend edition: Good news for a change
The weekly demand charts from DAT came in a smidge later than usual this week, so I thought Iâd host them here on the blog this time around. Data is for the week prior to Labor Day, and the good news is that volume and load-to-truck ratios rose on the spot market and rates followed, especially [âŚ]
September 10, 2016
Business
Spot market update: Local demand indicators for three major segments in the last week
A somewhat lackluster week on the spot market saw van and reefer volume increase slightly, but rates were more or less unchanged as a national average. Flatbed volume and rates considered broadly continued to drift down, but Savannah-Charlotte was a hot round trip.
September 1, 2016
Business
Spot market update â van, reefer transitional period, and a few hot markets
Midwest writ large is trending up, the Southeast down, with the exception of lanes into Louisiana. Increases were dramatic on lanes into the Shreveport market, which includes Alexandria, La. Ensler Field outside Alexandria is one of the staging areas for FEMA.
August 25, 2016
Business
Spot market update: Seasonal reefer slump continues, van and flat show more strength
In this weekly spot market demand update, trends show the typical mid-July freight slump isnât as bad for some truckers as it was in previous years. Flat rates are rising, van volumes holding, but reefer is showing typical seasonality.
July 28, 2016
Business
Fiery two-truck crash on I-55 near Chicago halts highway traffic
An accident involving two tractor-traoilers and multiple cars on I-55 in Chicago near Cicero resulted in one fatality, according to local reports, and halted traffic on both sides of the Interstate for hours.
July 26, 2016
Business
Q2 end, July 4 holiday spur spot freight volume gain
With both the end of the quarter and the last few business days before a holiday weekend, last weekâs boost in rates and volume, particularly in vans and reefers, wasnât a big surprise. Still, it was a nice lift, especially after two months of improvement.
July 7, 2016
Business
Reefer, van âwarming marketâ maps for the week
Spring freight volumes are exactly hot in van and reefer, but warming. Usually this time of year, notes DATâs Ken Harper, rates will follow. Some local markets where owner-operators can bring confidence to negotiations detailed here.
April 14, 2016
Business
Top 10 most congested freight intersections
ATRIâs annual rankings this year gave the dubious distinction of most congested freight chokepoint to the city of Atlanta and its âSpaghetti Junctionâ north stack interchange at I-285 and I-85.
November 18, 2015
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