The number of van loads rose 84.9 percent, DAT says, as pent-up demand and bettering weather conditions in the latter half of the week pushed the load-to-truck ratio to 5.9 — up 46.9 percent from the prior week’s 4.0.
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Despite the increase in van loads and thereby tightened capacity, rates in the segment fell a penny to $1.94 a mile.
Van rates in the most recent four weeks have been either $1.94 or $1.95 each week.
Demand for reefer units also saw a big jump in the week ended Jan. 11, climbing 67.5 percent. The load-to-truck ratio for the segment increased 36 percent to 18.2, up from the prior week’s 13.3.
Reefer rates fell 3 cents to $2.10 a mile.
Flatbed demand also rebounded in the most recent week, DAT reports, as load availability spiked 72.8 percent. Capacity in the segment also tightened, as the load-to-truck ratio rose 23.2 percent to 17.7, up from the prior week’s 14.3.
Flatbed rates, however, fell off 7 cents to $2.10 a mile.
