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Entering summer, spot market rates show signs of life
Spot truckload rates for van and refrigerated freight hit their highest national averages since January during the week ending June 23, according to data from DAT Solutions. Trend to watch, says DAT: Can the spot market sustain the momentum through the typical July-August freight slump?
June 26, 2019
Business
DOT: Growing population, freight volumes to challenge U.S. transportation systems
With the United Statesâ population expected to increase by 70 million people and freight volumes expected to grow by more than 40 percent in the next 30 years, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says these issues will create major challenges for the countryâs transportation infrastructure.
January 17, 2017
Business
Christmas-New Year âdowntime weekâ rates some of the strongest this year for reefers, vans
This weekly spot market update, covering last weekâs Christmas-New Year interregnum for a sizable chunk of the American economy, showed van and reefer rates remaining strong, âperhaps even strongerâ than prior weeks, noted DATâs Ken Harper.
January 6, 2017
Business
Reefer leads volume boost on the spot market
Where itâs hot and where itâs not â load volume shows increases in this weekly freight trends spotlight, but rates slip a little: hot market maps and analysis for dry van, reefer and flatbed.
August 13, 2015
Business
Carrier survey shows mixed rate, volume outlook
Smaller carriers slightly more pessimistic on volume than large carriers; a majority of all carriers are expecting rate increases over the next year.
June 25, 2013
Business
Floods, bad weather pushed freight availability down in April
Freight volumes on the spot market were down â out of trend â 16 percent in April of this year from April 2012, according to the DAT North American Freight Index, which says that bad weather â like floods in the Midwest â could have been one of the driving forces in the decline. According [âŚ]
May 15, 2013
Business
Spot freight up in September
TransCoreâs spot freight index reached the highest level for the month since 2005.
October 26, 2010
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