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Business
Short holiday week on the spot market: Rates rose, though demand indicators lagged
The spot market last week saw lower load volumes than in recent weeks on DAT load boards, notes the companyâs Ken Harper, mostly given the Fourth of July landed on a Tuesday this year. And though freight volumes were down, average rates for vans, reefers and flats were up by a dime, a nickel and a nickel respectively.
July 13, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Making the e-log switch: The evolution of small fleet Old Time Express
âI know a lot of people, and especially a lot of drivers, would like to cut my head off when I say this âŚâ â thatâs Old Timeâs Mark White in preamble to some perhaps underappreciated e-log lessons he delivers toward the end of this weekâs Overdrive Radio podcast. File under: things people might not want to hear.
July 7, 2017
Business
Spot market rates spiked in June
Van and flatbed rates soared to multi-year highs. Reefer rates rose to their strongest point in a year.
July 7, 2017
Business
Pre-holiday, end-of-quarter demand boost extends into this week for flats, vans, reefers
Friday last week marked the end of the second quarter, likewise the start of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, a combination that boosted demand indicators, which average rates followed up.
July 7, 2017
Business
Spot market opportunity: End of month, end of quarter, pre-holiday picks
Given itâs the end of June and the end of the second quarter of the year (when freight typically rises in volume as shippers move inventory) and weâre headed into a four-day-ish Fourth of July, conditions are strong for van, reefer freight.
June 28, 2017
Channel 19
Disruptive behavior most truckers wouldnât give a demerit
Would margin transparency in brokered freight transactions be a disruption worth lauding? Here, a run back through recent historyâs arguments for â and occasionally against.
June 27, 2017
Business
Mixed week on the spot market for vans, reefers
This weekâs spot market demand update sees capacity loosening up a bit â truck posts. However, volumes remained high, and rates held for vans on most top-volume lanes.
June 22, 2017
Voices
POLL: Owner-operators, howâs business trending for you over the last months?
Whatâs your business-conditions situation been over the last few months as the traditional spring freight season has come into play.
June 20, 2017
Business
FTRâs Trucking Conditions Index: Latest moves show positive change
The Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) from the analysts at FTR Transportation Intelligence showed a big jump in April after falling in March.
June 20, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Donât get âbeat upâ on rates: Strong service to keep the customer honest
This podcast talk with owner-operator Monte Wiederhold focuses in on the direct-customer base Wiederhold notes heâs been fortunate to maintain through the recent âebb and flowâ years of spotty freight and demand in the wider economy, and the emphasis on timely communication and dependability thatâs helped immensely to keep those customers.
June 15, 2017
Business
Spot market activity continues up for vans, reefers, amid Roadcheck effect on demand indicators
With Roadcheck cutting some truck posts, the van load-to-truck ratio hit its highest mark in three years, and van rates on the top 100 lanes rose to some of the highest prices seen in two years. Overall, posting activity was up overall as well.
June 14, 2017
Business
Spot demand heating up to levels not seen since 2014
A 5:1 load-to-truck ratio on DAT Load Boards was seen for dry van freight last week. Itâs the highest load-to-truck national average since March 2014, when demand skyrocketed with polar-vortex-related severe weather and led a big rates rally on the spot market that year.
June 8, 2017
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