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ELD-exempt (or not) trucking with W. Joel Baker: Inspections, adjustments, bedrock profitability

In the latest Channel 19 article, W. Joel Baker discusses inspections, adjustments, bedrock profitability. Also, check out some of his most recent hauls.

May 18, 2018

Business

Van volumes dip slightly, while produce-led reefer volumes build

Last week was the fifth in a row for rising volumes of reefer freight while there was a small change to the negative in van rates and volumes last week.

May 17, 2018

Business

Truly Spring-like freight volumes arrive for vans, reefers, rates adjust up

Waiting for spring freight? It's finally here. DAT analyst, Matt Sullivan, explains which spot rates & volumes are looking strong for vans & reefers this May.

May 9, 2018

Business

Heck of a time to be a flatbedder: High demand indicators on offer in this week’s spot update

All that dark green in the map? That means flatbedders utilizing DAT load boards have been busy, with a serious imbalance between the number of posted flatbed loads and the number of posted available trucks. What’s more: It’s been that way since winter and the ELD mandate’s inception.

May 3, 2018

Business

Per-mile rates hang near all-time highs in April (and a new inclusion — specialized rate averages)

Per-mile rates on the spot market again saw strong gains in April, according to monthly rates data from Truckstop.com. All three major truckload segments — dry van, reefer and flatbed — surged in the month, and all three flirted with all-time highs since Truckstop.com began reporting monthly rate averages.

May 1, 2018

Business

Spot market ‘checks and balances’ on offer in the last week for van, reefer freight

Van freight volumes edged up last week, but load posts were outpaced once again by an increase in available trucks. That led to a 5 cent dip in the national van rate, which sits at $2.16 per mile for April – still higher than the March average. Meanwhile, Spring produce moving in reefers is off to a slow start, it seems …

April 25, 2018

Business

Truck availability rose on spot market last week, moderating rates even as reefer/van volumes increased

The post-Easter lull in reefer volumes didn’t last long. Load counts were up 15 percent last, close to where they were at the close of the first quarter. Produce is moving out of Southern California and Central Florida, but we’re just getting started.

April 19, 2018

Business

ELD-related survey shows length-of-haul desirability trending shorter for small fleets, longer for large

Teams’ “golden ticket” in today’s trucking environment suggested in part by Columbus, Ohio-headquartered Zipline Logistics’ survey of its carrier network, comprised of both small and comparatively large fleets, about the turn to electronic logging devices. Survey results, based on responses from more than 100 carriers, show something of a shift in thinking depending on the size of the carrier when it comes to the desirability of longer or shorter hauls.

April 18, 2018

Custom Rigs

‘Gold trucks’ shined up, back on the haul

Why had it been so long since I’d heard from TMOG, LLC (that’s for “These Trucks Are Made of Gold”) independent owner-operator Howard Salmon? Turns out, he’d been off the road the last four months or so putting plenty of work into his vintage 1999 Kenworth W900.

April 17, 2018

Business

Recent rates windfall helps stimulate — and pay for — truck investments

As freight rates have climbed significantly, combined with tax windfalls for truck buyers and new productivity pressures with electronic logging devices, truck orders have followed.

April 5, 2018

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

Spring’s onset brings record-high flatbed rates

Flatbed’s strong spring freight season brought with it record-high per-mile rates in March, while van and reefer rates held strong in the month.

April 3, 2018