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Business

FTR, Internet Truckstop to forecast spot market activity

FTR and Internet Truckstop announced a new strategic industry partnership to offer market analysis and specificity for both contract and spot freight segments by region and by trailer type.

September 10, 2014

Channel 19

Truckload capacity white paper from DAT: Worth the read

The new paper, “Truckload Capacity in 2014: What’s Causing the Capacity Crunch and What Can Shippers Do About It,” though aimed at shippers, is an interesting read through a multifaceted set of circumstances that’s led to today’s favorable spot market conditions.

September 9, 2014

Business

Rates fall, but still riding boom from earlier this year

Per-mile rates on the spot market fell in August for the second straight month, as rates come down from the 5-month boom seen between February and June. Internet Truckstop released its monthly rate data Sept. 2.

September 2, 2014

Channel 19

Rates, lanes on Labor Day weekend and beyond: A new resource

Where’d you load Friday? As owner-operator Chad Boblett of the Rate Per Mile Masters Facebook group and Rates and Lanes podcast notes, the answer probably had a lot to do with the rate you were able to negotiate for the long weekend.

August 30, 2014

Business

Checking in with independent Cody Blankenship at GATS

Waco, Texas-based independent owner-operator Cody Blankenship brings the family to GATS — what’s he been up to lately? Update here…

August 23, 2014

Business

Rates remain hot despite drops in July

Per-mile rates on the spot market in July fell from the month prior in all three segments (reefer, flatbed and dry van) for the first time since January, according to Internet Truckstop’s monthly rate data, but rates in all segments remain near all-time high territory.

August 5, 2014

Channel 19

Investment banker’s front-line info source: You

A banker who looks to drivers for front-line economic information predicts some good times ahead — what does business look like where you sit?

July 14, 2014

Business

Rates continue to skyrocket, all three segments set record highs

Per-mile rates on the spot market in June continued the major upward swing seen throughout most of 2014, and all three segments — flatbed, reefer and dry van — set record highs, according to July 1 data from Internet Truckstop.

July 1, 2014

Business

Rates soar in May as flatbed, reefer set records

Rates in all three segments boomed in May, continuing to build on recent per-mile upticks, according to data released June 2 by Internet Truckstop.

June 2, 2014

Channel 19

Talk of broker transaction transparency continues

While skeptical voices were loudest following discussion of a move toward broker-carrier rate transparency, the conversation continues.

May 22, 2014

Channel 19

Reader: ‘I see trucking improving’…

That only tells a part of the story. In reader Jim Stewart’s eyes, the regulatory drag on the trucking business is finally registering with customers where it counts: rates. What do you think?

May 8, 2014

Business

Flatbed booms as rates stay strong in April

Flatbed rates soared again in April, setting another high. And although reefer and dry van rates fell off a bit, both are still near all-time highs.

May 6, 2014