Equipment
Business
Regulations
Life
Custom Rigs
Gear
Tag: spot market: Page 21
Channel 19
Rates down 10-15 percent so far in 2016
Where’s the fall in rates been the worst? The best? Find out here in charts for dry van, flatbed and reefer segments showing declines (and very few gains) for loads originating in each of the continental 48 states.
May 17, 2016
Business
Spot market rates finally respond after weeks of major-market load volume improvement
Freight and rates are picking up pretty much all over the country, but lanes favoring carriers (more than 3 loads per truck) are in the Southern “belly band,” from South Carolina/Georgia, over to California.
May 12, 2016
Business
Reefer, van spot markets in the last week — rates steady, volumes on the rise
National average rates held steady for vans last week, as gains in the Southeast and some California markets were offset by declining rates in the Midwest and Northeast. For reefers, markets in Calif., Ga., Fla., Ark. and Texas gained a lot in load volume.
May 5, 2016
Business
April rates report: All three segments climb for first time in a year
The upswings are bright spots in an abysmal showing since last spring, with all three segments posting rate declines nearly each month since peaking last June.
May 2, 2016
Business
Van, reefer rates steady but still low, reefer hot spots in the Southeast
National average rates held steady for vans and reefers last week. Spot market loads on DAT Load Boards edged down 2 percent overall in volume, but demand increased for reefers, especially in the Southeast. As noted, Miami and Atlanta are performing fairly well for reefers, depending on the destination. Furthermore, the run to Miami from Atlanta […]
April 28, 2016
Business
The flat, van, reefer markets bucking the national downward rate trend in the last week
All equipment types could be getting ready for a rebound. Why? Load availability was up in the largest van freight markets last week, accompanied by a 30 percent increase in reefer freight movements compared to the previous week. Flatbed is also gaining strength.
April 21, 2016
Business
Spot market slips again as loads dip; a look at top states for freight activity
Truckstop.com’s Market Demand Index decreased 3.6 percent in the week ending April 18, due to a 3.3 percent decrease in load availability. Compared to the same month last year, load availability was down 16.5 percent, and the overall MDI was down a comparable 16.6 percent.
April 19, 2016
Business
Rates report mixed for March as flatbed, van see small gains, reefer dips
Following big drops in February, per-mile rate averages paid to carriers saw little in the way of a rebound in March, with van and flatbed posting small gains and reefer rates declining further from February’s dip.
April 15, 2016
Business
Reefer, van ‘warming market’ maps for the week
Spring freight volumes are exactly hot in van and reefer, but warming. Usually this time of year, notes DAT’s Ken Harper, rates will follow. Some local markets where owner-operators can bring confidence to negotiations detailed here.
April 14, 2016
Business
Spot market swings against owner-operators as loads dip, trucks climb
The number of available loads posted on the spot market, per Truckstop.com data, fell in the week, while the number of available trucks climbed. The combination pushed the index down to a reading of 13, signaling favorability for brokers in spot market negotiations.
April 12, 2016
Business
The end-of-quarter rush on the spot market closes out March transition month
Spot market loads posted in March showed volume 42 percent higher than in February — but 28 percent lower than the same period in 2015. Here’s how the last week of the quarter played out in vans and reefers.
April 6, 2016
Business
Spot market volume takes a spring break
At once, in this weekly update, there remains reasons to be optimistic for the uptick in freight/rates that usually runs through June or July in a typical year — also, DAT Trucker app updated at MATS 2016..
March 31, 2016
Previous Page
Page 21 of 25
Next Page