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Channel 19

Govt. shutdown ripples out — though not toward military freight

And leased owner-op Jerry Boyd’s somewhat sanguine view on the year just ended, at odds with some independents running spot freight: “Everywhere you went,” Boyd said, “you could get a load of freight [with a good rate] – I’ve never seen it like that, just unload and reload.” …

January 16, 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

Spot rates rose slightly in final week of the new year

Load posts on the spot truckload freight market declined 21 percent during the week ending Dec. 29, not an unusual figure when you compare a holiday-shortened workweek to a full one. But truck posts were down farther, 47 percent, and that tight capacity helped keep rates firm.

January 4, 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

Electronic Logging Devices

Freight’s drift toward greater regionalization: Average length of haul on the spot market

Spot market data show how dramatically average haul lengths have changed since 2012. The numbers here are based on averages calculated from loads compiled in DAT’s RateView service, which aggregates data on freight actually hauled, with a generally larger decline for reefer than flat or dry van.

January 2, 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

Spot van rates climbed through Dec. 8 as demand indicators slackened

Van freight continues to look a bit weaker than expected as Christmas nears, while bright spots have been seen in flatbed performance nationally and reefer freight coming out of McAllen, Texas and other border areas.

December 17, 2018

Business

Rates relatively stable in all segments, though indicators strengthen for flatbed

And: The five biggest rate increases on reefer lanes, how to split up a return to Columbus from Allentown, Pa., and indicators for all three major segments — rates, demand, more.

December 7, 2018

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

Reefer rates continue ticking up ahead of holiday

Demand for reefer and van capacity is building with the calendar year drawing to a close. In marked contrast to the previous week, the number of available loads jumped 6.7 percent overall, while the number of trucks fell 2.2 percent last week — rates could be expected to move up accordingly with such a demand boost.

November 21, 2018

Business

Spot market in the last week: Load/truck ratios jump as rates fall back slightly

An influx of imports into West Coast ports helped push load-to-truck ratios higher on DAT load boards during the week ending Nov. 3. National average spot rates, however, continued to slide, if only slightly. Also: Close look at data from a market to watch: Atlanta.

November 7, 2018

Overdrive Extra

Owner-operators drive less, earn more through summer

Owner-operators’ net income in 2018 will surpass $65,000, predicts ATBS.

November 7, 2018