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Business
Dog days of freight, rates setting in?
âBad news, good news,â says DATâs Ken Harper, looking at the spot market picture within the last week â less freight, suggesting the typically âSummertime Bluesâ this time of year may finally be settling in.
July 21, 2016
Business
Post-July 4 spot market fireworks
Spot market rates typically take something of a dive after the July 4 holiday, but that wasnât the case in the âshort weekâ last week.
July 13, 2016
Business
Q2 end, July 4 holiday spur spot freight volume gain
With both the end of the quarter and the last few business days before a holiday weekend, last weekâs boost in rates and volume, particularly in vans and reefers, wasnât a big surprise. Still, it was a nice lift, especially after two months of improvement.
July 7, 2016
Business
Demand indicators for vans, reefers, flats up in the last week
An increase in the load-to-truck ratios for vans and reefers particularly indicates that rates on average could rise this week as the second quarter ends and a holiday weekend begins.
June 30, 2016
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Rates hall of shame 2015: Bottom 10 U.S. states for outbound freight
Lookback on 2015 rates: As pricing fell off, these 15 states in van, flat and reefer segments ended the year with the worst rates for outbound loads, averaged over the year. Also: Examine interactive heat maps for regions showing better rates.
June 16, 2016
Business
Roadcheck rates effect in evidence on spot market, with attendant volume surge
Rates got âa shot in the armâ last week as Roadcheck slowed trucking down, affecting capacity overall through the week. Close looks at dry van, reefer demand geographically here, as freight volume continued to pick up overall.
June 15, 2016
Business
Spot market 2016: No post-Memorial Day slump in rates
Spot market rates continued their upward trend after the holiday. The Sun Belt is still showing strength, as last week, and the Midwest continues to improve. California volumes are holding.
June 8, 2016
Business
Rates âspringâing to life? Spot market rates post another positive showing in May
The charts here compare each segmentâs paid rates â verified averages of per-mile rates paid by brokers to carriers â compared to posted rates, pre-negotiated rate offers posted by brokers. Two major truckload segments saw rates increase, while one remained flat.
June 3, 2016
Business
Spot market update: âGenuinely good newsâ for a change
Two-thirds of the 80 highest-volume van lanes got a rate increase in the past week alone, and flatbed markets in every region of the country are gaining some ground.
June 2, 2016
Business
Spot market update: Slight demand improvements for van, reefer
Rates slipped a cent for vans and reefers but are recovering already this week, given tighter capacity and an increase in the fuel surcharge. Atlanta-Houston roundtrip â splitting the return from Texas could be advantageous.
May 25, 2016
Business
Spot market freight activity continues to sag
A 3 percent drop in load availability in the week drove the indexâs lower reading. Load availability was down 25.3 percent from the same week last year, according to Truckstop.comâs weekly Trans4Cast report.
May 23, 2016
Business
Two steps forward, one step back: Spot market van, reefer rates retreat in last week after gains
After volume and rate gains across van, reefer and flat segments the prior week, this past week has seen van loads flat for volume. More posted trucks resulted in something of a slight rates give-back. But weâre still up over the April average.
May 19, 2016
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