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Spot market: Where it’s hot and not for dry vans, reefers, flatbeds

The latest in the last week: Capacity is slowly returning to the spot market judging by a generally growing number of truck posts on DAT load boards, the company says, but trucks are still showing as in short supply in many parts of the country. That’s kept rates high.

June 27, 2018

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Roadcheck rates, volumes for vans and reefers on the spot market

Spot rates continue positive trend for June with van rates soaring to their highest since April. See van and reefer hot markets from the DAT on Overdrive.

June 7, 2018

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Capacity tightened, rates rose, ahead of Memorial Day weekend

Spot rates on the rise, setting up June to see volumes unseen since January. View flatbed and van hot markets (and not so hot markets) according to the DAT.

May 31, 2018

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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

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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

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April Fool’s Day ELD-OOS nightmare may not be tough as some have guessed

In the weekly spot market update, a little intel from a recent DAT survey suggests FMCSA’s 96 percent ELD compliance rate is probably close to correct. Meantime, spot rates hold firm, and may be on the rise this week with volume trends in dry van, flat segments.

March 28, 2018

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Flatbed demand surges toward Spring; van, reefer mostly neutral

The number of loads on DAT load boards was up 5 percent and truck posts were up 3 percent last week, an indication that the economy continues to hum along. Unless you’re a flatbed hauler, in which case there’s a little more going on than just humming.

March 14, 2018

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Van, reefer demand update: Rates reverse course, heading up in the last week

Van volumes have been rising for two weeks, and rates followed last week. Meanwhile, reefer has mimicked van trends, though swings have been sharper. At once, spot rates have on average been above contract rates for reefers since September, perhaps portending more positive moves to come there.

March 8, 2018

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Spring freight season signs: Where’s it getting hot and where it’s not

DAT analyst Mark Montague notes that “we see flatbed accelerating ahead of schedule. Generally, we have had a La Nina winter that has resulted in more precipitation in the northern tier of states and allowed states in the Southeast region to get a jump on spring.”

March 2, 2018

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Spot market: Latest demand, rates, volume pictures in all three major segments

It’s looking more and more like we could get an early spring on the spot market. While the national average van rate declined for the sixth week in a row, it’s still higher than at any point in 2017 at $2.17 per mile – and it’s February. More on reefer, flatbed picture too.

February 22, 2018

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As spot market hummed into Thanksgiving week, higher rates in all three major segments emerged

“These should be happy holidays for the trucking community” when it comes rates, says DAT’s Ken Harper, “especially owner-operators. Looking farther out, the prognosis is still good, although there are reports of a slowing economy. We shall see.”

November 30, 2017

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Spot market: Rates cool a smidge for vans, reefers, but conditions remain good for truckers

After surging for several weeks van spot market rates moderated a bit the week of Oct. 8-14. Looser truckload capacity led to a lower national average, interrupting what had been seven straight weeks of increases.

October 23, 2017