Tag: flatbed rates

Business
Spot rates slid in July, ending short upward streak
Per-mile rates on the spot market tumbled in July in all three major truckload segments, according to monthly rate data from Truckstop.com, ending a sunny quarter of positive momentum for rates on the spot market.
August 1, 2016
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Business
Rates dip again in October: Charts on van, reefer, flatbed trends
This is the third straight month all three segments have seen a decline in their national averages. Rates have been trending down since hitting record highs last summer. Here are the latest numbers for reefer, dry van and flatbed rates.
November 10, 2015
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Business
Rates mostly flat in June as van retains negotiating leverage and flatbed inches up
Paid rates on the spot market were stable in June compared to the month prior, according to monthly rate data from Truckstop.com, with dry van and flatbed rates creeping up and reefer rates inching down.
July 15, 2015
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Roadside Attractions
Owner-operators have some strong words, an air force vet finds a third life in trucking, a demand for bee hive transport; plus Truck Gauge, Channel 19 and Truck Gallery are featured.
May 1, 2012
Scan the QR to pull up a video excerpt of owner-operator Greg Petit’s testimony to FMCSA on EOBRs and harassment. For more from the listening session, visit youtube.com/overdrivemag.
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Roadside Attractions
New life for old classics, Love’s connect app, the Aurora Borealis and more industry news and oddities are featured.
April 1, 2012
This 1974 Evel Knievel haul rig is only one of the classic truck restoration projects taken on by BPW Transport owner Brad Wike.
Business
TransCore: Spot loads drop in December; higher for year
Loads declined 14 percent in December from November but were 25 percent higher than the previous year.
January 25, 2012
Business
TransCore: Spot market rates rise 7.4% through November
Spot market rate increases for both vans and reefers slowed in the second half.
January 6, 2012
Business
Internet Truckstop: Load availability falls
Loads nationally decreased 11 percent in the latest week from the previous week, while load searching increased 11 percent.
December 13, 2011
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Roadside Attractions
A trucking addict tells all, differential and transmission oil change intervals, truck nuts, how to get and keep the contract plus truck gallery are among the featured industry news items.
October 2, 2011
“In the Driver’s Seat” is available via Amazon in print ($13.05) and for Kindle ($2.99). For a lengthy excerpt from Marc Mayfield’s book, see the Aug. 20 entry on overdriveonline.com/channel19.
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Roadside Attractions
An outlaw is riding into cowboy country, there’s a new dame on the Dalton, tornadoes take down some rigs, truckers say not to human freight and other industry news items are featured.
July 1, 2011
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Business
Reefer rates rise in March
This year’s severe winter weather delayed or reduced produce shipments, particularly from California.
April 5, 2011
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