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Business

‘Roadcheck effect’ pushed spot rates and demand indicators higher

While fewer Overdrive readers than in years past signaled they’d be taking the week off for Roadcheck, as previously reported, measurable spot-market participation on the truck side was nonetheless down in DAT’s metrics, pushing demand indicators and average rates up.

June 13, 2019

Business

Volumes are high on the spot market, but rates are unmoved with an abundance of capacity

The weather is warming up and the freight is out there — in fact, van freight volumes for May are as high as they’ve ever been. But an abundance of capacity continued to keep spot truckload rates at less-than-stellar levels — and falling for vans compared to the April average — during the week ending May 19,

May 24, 2019

Business

Spring has not sprung, to say the least, when it comes to vans, reefers on the spot market

National average spot van and refrigerated freight rates slipped again during the week ending April 13. The number of load posts fell 4 percent while truck posts increased. The arrival of produce season in several southern markets failed to make up for the effects of more capacity and bad weather.

April 17, 2019

Business

Trucks flooded the spot market last week returning from holidays — rates fell 4-6 cents/mile nationally

Holidays are over, it’s certain. The large majority of the trucking world is back to work. The number of trucks posted on the spot truckload freight market increased 77 percent last week, well ahead of the 9 percent gain in available loads.

January 17, 2019

Business

Rates, volumes held steady into Christmas week

Meanwhile, demand indicators in national average van and flatbed load-to-truck ratios declined, while the reefer ratio increased, compared to the previous week, reflecting demand to move fresh produce and temperature-controlled goods ahead of the Christmas holiday.

December 28, 2018

Business

Holiday week major-lane van volume boost well illustrates e-commerce extension of retail freight season

The “Black Friday” after Thanksgiving once marked the end of the retail-freight season, but last week showed how e-commerce is extending the holiday push. Rates on the 100 highest-volume van lanes rose an average of 2.3 percent, or 5 cents per mile, during the week ending Nov. 24, with 78 of those lanes moving higher,

November 30, 2018

Business

Spot market: Van demand on upswing out West

Last Friday, outbound loads outnumbered available trucks in the L.A. market on DAT load boards by more than 10-to-1, lifting rates on lanes to Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix and Denver. The average van rate from L.A. was $2.59/mile, up 4 cents compared to the previous week.

November 2, 2018

Business

Spot van rates hit low for the year

On the top 100 van lanes, 64 lanes showed lower average rates last week, 29 were higher, and seven were unchanged. Also: Trends and key markets for van, flat and reefer segments.

October 25, 2018

Business

Year over year comparisons show van rates just 5 percent above this time in 2017

An increase in capacity in the market, especially among small and mid-sized carriers, may be keeping spot rates in check. Details here on Overdrive.

October 10, 2018

Business

Van rates rose in the ‘short’ Labor Day week, reversing recent seasonal falls

Find out how weather events can affect spot market rates and get your hot (and not so hot) sport market rates for van and reefer freight on Overdrive.

September 12, 2018

Business

July seasonal downward trend in spot market rates is dipping from peaks well above typical

Rates hit all-time highs early in July, but the seasonal decline has seen rates fall on 76 of the top 100 van lanes this past week. More info on Overdrive.

July 26, 2018

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POLL: Will freight volumes be impacted by newly imposed U.S. import tariffs?

Let us know on Overdrive how you believe trucking industry freight volumes will be impacted by these new tariffs.

July 5, 2018