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Week-over-week freight plunge: 42% falls out of spot market in week ending April 12
DAT Solutions notes that for the week ending April 12, load post volumes across segments were down another 42%. More information here on Overdrive.
April 16, 2020
Business
Spot market load volume down 39% — in one week
DAT load board network notes the number of available truckloads on the spot market fell 39% during the first week of April 2020. More information here on Overdrive.
April 9, 2020
Business
Rates sunk lower last week, but improved demand could bode well for this week
Van freight volumes have been stable for nearly all of 2019 but so has capacity. Rates have drifted lower, also for reefers, but if seasonal trends hold, they should pick up again in late September and October as contract carriers enter their busy season and soak up some of that excess capacity.
August 22, 2019
Business
Rates sag in January as market moderates
Truckload rates in the three major segments (dry van, flatbed and reefer) fell month to month in January from December, according to national per-mile spot market rate averages provided by Truckstop.com. The declines are in line with seasonal trends but also indicate a continued cooling in conditions that caused rates to spike to record highs in 2018.
February 1, 2019
Business
Flatbed, van rates regained footing in December as reefer dips
After trending downward through most of the second half of 2018, per-mile spot market rates for flatbed and van ticked upward in December, according to data from Truckstop.com. Reefer rates, however, went the opposite direction.
January 2, 2019
Business
Rates a mixed bag in November as flatbed continues slide
Per-mile flatbed rates on the spot market continued to fall off in November, according to monthly rates data from Truckstop.com. Meanwhile, reefer rates surged and van rates dropped a nickel a mile.
December 3, 2018
Business
Spot rates recede slightly, still hot in all three segments
Spot market rates eased in July from their record highs in June, according to monthly rates data from Truckstop.com. Read details on Overdrive.
August 3, 2018
Business
Despite seasonal dip, rates still ‘sky-high,’ with flatbed market tight nationwide
Despite spot market rates dipping slightly, they've dropped from record highs set in the month of June. Get more details on the spot market rates on Overdrive.
August 2, 2018
Business
Rates unabated: Per-mile rates march upwards again, with reefer topping $3
Surging rates pushed owner-operator income higher in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago, according to data from ATBS. More here.
July 2, 2018
Business
Flatbedders’ income again outpaced van, reefer haulers in 2018’s first quarter
No surprise for many owner-operators who have felt these numbers first hand: Net income for leased owner-operators and independents in the first three months of 2018 continued to march upward, with operators across all segments taking home more in 2018’s first quarter than the same time a year ago.
June 25, 2018
Business
Spot rates surge to record highs
With spot market paid rates on the rise, dry van, reefer, and flatbed rates are all heading toward record highs. More information here on Overdrive.
June 4, 2018
Business
Per-mile rates hang near all-time highs in April (and a new inclusion — specialized rate averages)
Per-mile rates on the spot market again saw strong gains in April, according to monthly rates data from Truckstop.com. All three major truckload segments — dry van, reefer and flatbed — surged in the month, and all three flirted with all-time highs since Truckstop.com began reporting monthly rate averages.
May 1, 2018
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