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Trucker faces 40 criminal counts stemming from deadly I-70 crash near Denver
Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos was formally charged Friday with four counts of vehicular homicide, six counts of first-degree assault, 24 counts of attempted first-degree assault, two counts of vehicular assault, one count reckless driving and three counts crime of violence.
May 3, 2019
Business
Trucker charged with vehicular homicide in fiery crash on I-70 near Denver; interstate closed in both directions
According to Ty Countryman with the Lakewood (Colorado) Police Department, 23-year-old Texas-based truck driver Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos was traveling eastbound on I-70 and lost control of his truck before coming up on backed-up traffic.
April 26, 2019
Business
Rough weather clouds the spot rate forecast
With extreme weather events across the Rockies, Plains and into the Midwest, it’s notable that the number of loads moved last week increased 3.5 percent compared to the previous week. But the number of trucks looking for loads gained 3.4 percent, and van and reefer rates slipped, flatbed holding steady.
March 20, 2019
Business
Spot market: Rates tick up, demand’s flat, and fuel is falling
For the week ending Jan. 5, Capacity imbalance produced big gains in national average load-to-truck ratios for flatbed, though reefer and van were stable or unchanged. That could spell little movement in vans and reefers this week.
January 11, 2019
Business
Holiday week brought more spot rates highs, though vans and reefers are moderating this week
The national average rates set new records again for vans and reefers, even though load-to-truck ratios drifted back down to earth. Details on Overdrive.
July 12, 2018
Business
I-25 Southbound in Denver reopened after Friday morning shooting
The southbound lanes of I-25 will remain closed while police investigate the shooting. Details on the detour and more can be found here on Overdrive.
June 1, 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
When ‘being in the red is a good thing’: Van spot market hot states — all but Mass., Fla.
The national van average rate is back up to $2.09/mile post-Thanksgiving, and the load to truck ratio is a record 9:3. All states but the two named are shaded deep red, indicating high demand for trucking services …
December 7, 2017
Business
Van, reefer demand and rate picture mixed the first week of the year
DAT’s Ken Harper says owner-operators might be right to be expressing optimism about their business prospects for 2017: “With the economy picking up, and economic forecasts showing growth, it should (could?) be a very good year for spot freight.”
January 12, 2017
Business
Van freight ‘unseasonably strong,’ reefer holding — rates haven’t followed up with volumes
The past couple of years have seen the Fall freight season dwindle in intensity, but it’s lasted through December and January due to e-commerce. In this weekly spot market update, intel on just what markets are benefiting dry vans and reefers.
November 4, 2016
Business
Van spot market update: Can you guess the worst-performing lanes of the week?
“What goes up must come down,” says DAT’s Ken Harper, who notes laws of gravity as a general rule might well be applied to “to truck loads and rates on the spot market,” particularly as seen this past week.
December 17, 2015
Business
Van demand follows reefer up Northwest, falls nationally
Van rates held steady, meanwhile, compared to our last update but were down week over week. And: A way to get back to Chicago from Denver without breaking the bank.
September 24, 2015
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