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Reader: Chase rates all you want, but look out for the soft-market banana peel
Lester advises against chasing rates and explains how building strong business relationships with brokers helps drivers maintain freight all year.
June 21, 2018
Business
Post-Roadcheck surge of trucks on spot market dents reefer, though van rates sustain
June spot market rates strong for van lanes, while high traffic reefer lanes saw less than average rates. Check out the spot market rates for June 10-16, 2018.
June 20, 2018
Business
Can you guess where spot van and reefer rates went last week during the Roadcheck blitz?
Van and reefer spot rates continue to rise despite recent Roadcheck blitz. See which states saw the highest rates and which states were down on Overdrive.
June 13, 2018
Business
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
Business
Mixed bag for van, reefer rates in the last week as diesel hits a high mark
Demand was strong for reefer and dry van transportation, keeping truckload capacity quite tight across the southern states while northern states hit a lull.
May 24, 2018
Business
Truckstop.com, Chainalytics ink partnership on rates data utilization
Partnership between Truckstop.com and Chainalytics aims to bring "best-in-class data" to consumers by showing contract and spot rates anywhere in N. America.
May 22, 2018
Business
Van volumes dip slightly, while produce-led reefer volumes build
Last week was the fifth in a row for rising volumes of reefer freight while there was a small change to the negative in van rates and volumes last week.
May 17, 2018
Business
Truly Spring-like freight volumes arrive for vans, reefers, rates adjust up
Waiting for spring freight? It's finally here. DAT analyst, Matt Sullivan, explains which spot rates & volumes are looking strong for vans & reefers this May.
May 9, 2018
Business
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
Business
Spot market ‘checks and balances’ on offer in the last week for van, reefer freight
Van freight volumes edged up last week, but load posts were outpaced once again by an increase in available trucks. That led to a 5 cent dip in the national van rate, which sits at $2.16 per mile for April – still higher than the March average. Meanwhile, Spring produce moving in reefers is off to a slow start, it seems …
April 25, 2018
Business
Truck availability rose on spot market last week, moderating rates even as reefer/van volumes increased
The post-Easter lull in reefer volumes didn’t last long. Load counts were up 15 percent last, close to where they were at the close of the first quarter. Produce is moving out of Southern California and Central Florida, but we’re just getting started.
April 19, 2018
Business
Recent rates windfall helps stimulate — and pay for — truck investments
As freight rates have climbed significantly, combined with tax windfalls for truck buyers and new productivity pressures with electronic logging devices, truck orders have followed.
April 5, 2018
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