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Business
Spot market update: Harvey ripple effects, lookback on dry van demand through 2017 so far
The demand map for the dry van segment continued to be on the darker, truck-favorable side in the last week, part of a somewhat uncommon trend in the spot market for this time of year. Run through the shifting sands of van demand so far this year in a video, and more in this week’s update.
September 1, 2017
Business
August shaping up well on the spot market, all things considered — van, reefer updates
For vans, reefers, signs still point for strong rates for this time of year, which bodes well for the rest of the third quarter and through to the end of the year on the spot market.
August 25, 2017
Business
A hot August: New development for the spot market in van, reefer
Find load-to-truck demand indicator averages for van and reefer below — for last week, when volumes declined for vans nationally but remained well higher than what is typical for August most years. “Temperatures in our part of the woods have come down from their unseasonably torrid highs,” noted DAT’s Ken Harper, “but it’s still very […]
August 18, 2017
Business
What happened to the summer freight doldrums? August starts strong for vans, flats, reefers
DAT’s Ken Harper: “Here’s one for the record books: August started stronger for vans than any of the last 18 months. August! Really? What happened to the summer doldrums?”… Flatbed, reefer holding fairly strong as well, given the season.
August 11, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
What a difference a day makes: Where rates could spike
Where to look for the most likely ELD effect on rates? High-volume lanes between 500 and 750 miles, which analysts call the “dangerous lanes.” It’s those where load/unload hiccups or in-transit delays easily can extend a one-day haul into a second day.
August 10, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELDs’ capacity squeeze assumption no. 2: Flight from the industry
Will owner-operators and other drivers leave the industry in large enough numbers to produce a significant capacity shortage in the spot market, driving up rates? Some believe so — long as stated intentions become reality — while skepticism is prominent as well.
August 8, 2017
Channel 19
Interesting approach to accessorials for Uber Freight app users
It’s not exactly common when dealing with a broker that accessorials like truck-ordered-not-used, detention and the like are up-front accessible and available to anyone — or guaranteed should situations arise that cause them to come into play. How does $200 + $2/mile deadhead on a canceled load sound?
August 3, 2017
Business
After hot end of July on the spot market, lucky lanes in van, reefer
The central question remains whether we’ll see the typical August slump in freight and rates for vans and reefers, or if the economy has enough oomph to make August as relatively exceptional as July was.
August 3, 2017
Business
Van freight volume, rates ease off recent hot streak
Coming off of two-year highs just two weeks ago, van rates and volume dipped slightly in the most recent week. Reefer saw similar declines.
July 28, 2017
Business
Short holiday week on the spot market: Rates rose, though demand indicators lagged
The spot market last week saw lower load volumes than in recent weeks on DAT load boards, notes the company’s Ken Harper, mostly given the Fourth of July landed on a Tuesday this year. And though freight volumes were down, average rates for vans, reefers and flats were up by a dime, a nickel and a nickel respectively.
July 13, 2017
Business
Spot market rates spiked in June
Van and flatbed rates soared to multi-year highs. Reefer rates rose to their strongest point in a year.
July 7, 2017
Business
Pre-holiday, end-of-quarter demand boost extends into this week for flats, vans, reefers
Friday last week marked the end of the second quarter, likewise the start of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, a combination that boosted demand indicators, which average rates followed up.
July 7, 2017
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