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September 27, 2018

Business

Readjusting spot market resumes downward seasonal trend most places, shifts in Florence-affected areas

Find out Hurricane Florence's impact on spot market rates and where van and reefer hauls are the best across the United States on Overdrive.

September 21, 2018

Overdrive Radio

Owner-operator income benchmarking, freight relationships and best practices

Listen as Todd Amen, Keven Rutherford, and Richard DeForest take on current events in trucking, how to deal with customers, and best business practices.

September 21, 2018

Business

Van rates rose in the ‘short’ Labor Day week, reversing recent seasonal falls

Find out how weather events can affect spot market rates and get your hot (and not so hot) sport market rates for van and reefer freight on Overdrive.

September 12, 2018

Business

Spot market tightens ahead of Labor Day — updates in van, flat, reefer

Market tightness slowed the recent trend of falling rates. The national average for van rates was down just 1 cent at $2.15 per mile, and on a lane-to-lane basis, the market stayed pretty well balanced, with regional demand shifts in reefers and flats.

August 30, 2018

Business

Spot rates edge down in the last week for dry vans, reefers

Van volumes largely held, but reefer markets took a step back, and the national load-to-truck ratio actually dipped below where it was at this time a year ago.

August 15, 2018

Business

Summer seasonal rate doldrums starting to turn early in some dry van, reefer markets

Rates often stagnate after the June peak, and markets softened in July. But prices may have turned a corner last week, with van rates holding steady on higher volumes in some markets.

August 9, 2018

Business

July seasonal downward trend in spot market rates is dipping from peaks well above typical

Rates hit all-time highs early in July, but the seasonal decline has seen rates fall on 76 of the top 100 van lanes this past week. More info on Overdrive.

July 26, 2018

Business

Spot market freight slows a bit, but ‘slump’ may be a stretch

Freight markets often begin to slide in mid-July, and last week’s national metrics fit the normal seasonal trend. That’s a signal that the red-hot demand seen in recent weeks has cooled, but it’s probably a stretch to call the slide a “slump.”

July 19, 2018

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

With June’s record spot-rates end, a closer look at the demand picture regionally for vans, reefers

Reefer and flatbed spot market averages continued higher than the contract rate averages while contract rates caught up with spot van rates. More here!

July 5, 2018

Business

Spot market: Where it’s hot and not for dry vans, reefers, flatbeds

The latest in the last week: Capacity is slowly returning to the spot market judging by a generally growing number of truck posts on DAT load boards, the company says, but trucks are still showing as in short supply in many parts of the country. That’s kept rates high.

June 27, 2018