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May 19, 2022
Economic trends
Despite softening spot rates and spiking fuel, signs point to strong freight market
Low truck and trailer cancelations and a rebound in consumer spending paint a rosy picture for freight movement long term.
April 27, 2022
Economic trends
Spot load postings down about 9% last week, rates slide by widest mark this year
A 9% decrease in total load postings to Truckstop.com was the largest drop of the year.
April 20, 2022
Economic trends
Contract rates set record while spot rates slide
Shippers last month paid historically high prices to ensure that more of their loads moved under a longer-term contract.
April 18, 2022
Economic trends
Spot load volumes suffer atypical seasonal dip
Pre-pandemic, an early-April drop in spot load volume was practically unheard of, but it now seems part of the new normal.
April 13, 2022
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Economic trends
Spot van rate hits $3 milestone in December
National average truckload spot van and reefer rates increased for the seventh consecutive month in December.
January 20, 2022
Economic trends
More spot loads moving as capacity loosens
The Port of Houston is a good place to find freight right now.
December 15, 2021
Economic trends
Spot rates post largest gain in eight weeks as market outpaces seasonal expectations
Truckstop.com rates increased 5 cents to $2.92 per mile. The 7-day national average line-haul rate for van freight increased 3 cents to $2.48 per mile, according to DAT.
November 2, 2021
Economic trends
Spot loads falling thanks to high contract rates, plugged supply chain
Already healthy reefer demand is about to accelerate thanks to tree fruit harvests, but the dry van load per truck ratio now at its lowest point in four months.
October 27, 2021
Economic trends
DAT: Contract rates catching up with spot rates
The national average contract van rate rose 3 cents last month compared to August and now equals the national average spot van rate.
October 18, 2021
Economic trends
Spot volume weakens but volatility looms
Fuel costs pressure on rates likely will continue as crude is now trading at its highest price in seven years.
October 12, 2021
Economic trends
Spot volume edges higher as dry van loads rise to second-highest level ever
The average spot van rate from Los Angeles to Chicago – a key intermodal lane – was up 5%, according to DAT, and the number of loads moved increased by 19% compared to the previous week as shippers looked to truckload carriers to move urgent freight.
October 6, 2021
Economic trends
Spot load volume returns to pre-holiday levels
Spot volume rebounded sharply in all segments, confirming that the recent reduction in load availability resulted from the Labor Day holiday.
September 21, 2021
Technology
New C.H. Robinson tech gives shippers insight into spot market rates and trends
Since January 2020, load postings are up 176% while postings from trucks looking for loads are down 5% – an imbalance that's driving up rates up.
September 20, 2021
Economic trends
Refrigerated spot volume sets a record, market 'right for record rate increases'
Refrigerated load postings were roughly three times the five-year average volume for the week and about 73% above the same week last year.
August 31, 2021
Economic trends
Spot, contract rates hit new highs in July
Contract truckload rates again set records for all three equipment types, reflecting urgency among shippers to secure capacity and reduce volatility in their supply chains.
August 24, 2021
Economic trends
Spot market bolstering contract renewal rates
The ongoing chassis trailer shortage has been exacerbated by higher-than-normal container dwell times for local container delivery and intermodal rail cars to move containers east.
August 6, 2021
Spot market
Spot rates close out June on high note
Spot truckload freight volumes increased 4.5% last week while capacity tightened, as the total number of trucks posted to the DAT network declined 4.7% compared to the previous week, according to DAT Freight & Analytics.
July 5, 2021
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