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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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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

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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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Another carrier moves toward salaried driver pay structure

In addition to an annual salary, drivers will still have the opportunity to earn more compensation and bonuses. More on the new salary structure on Overdrive.

May 21, 2018

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Heck of a time to be a flatbedder: High demand indicators on offer in this week’s spot update

All that dark green in the map? That means flatbedders utilizing DAT load boards have been busy, with a serious imbalance between the number of posted flatbed loads and the number of posted available trucks. What’s more: It’s been that way since winter and the ELD mandate’s inception.

May 3, 2018

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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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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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Spring’s onset brings record-high flatbed rates

Flatbed’s strong spring freight season brought with it record-high per-mile rates in March, while van and reefer rates held strong in the month.

April 3, 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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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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With the rise in fuel over the last half-year, have rates really risen by much?

Separating out fuel surcharges from average rates over the July 2017 (when fuel prices hit a 2017 trough) to January 2018 period, spot market dry van and reefer rates are still up well more than 10 percent each, flatbed less so.

February 27, 2018