Reefer Trends

Reefer Rates, on the Spot Market

May. 8 - 14: Reefer Rates Increase 2.6% Week Over Week


Reefer: 4 Weeks Month-over-Month: 2012 Year-over-Year: 2012 vs 2011
chart Mar. '12 Apr. '12 Mar. vs Apr. Apr. '11 Apr. '12 Apr. vs Apr.
$1.45 $1.52 + 5.0% $1.56 $1.52 - 2.6%

Reefer Rates and Surcharges, 2011 - 2012

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Rate information provided by TransCore's Truckload Rate Index. Regional detail about van rates on the spot market can be found in the Rate Trend of the Week page of Trendlines and on the TransCore Freight Talk Blog.

Reefer Load-to-Truck Ratio, on the Spot Market

May. 8 - 14: Reefer Freight Increases 4.3%, Capacity Increases 3.0% vs. Prior Week

Reefer: 4 Weeks Month-over-Month: 2012 Year-over-Year: 2012 vs 2011
chart Mar. '12 Apr. '12 Mar. vs Apr. Apr. '11 Apr. '12 Apr. vs Apr.
9.3 8.8 - 5.6% 9.1 8.8 - 3.4%

Reefer Load-to-Truck Ratio

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The load-to-truck ratios are displayed in a logarithmic scale, to make it easier to compare ratios across equipment types and to better illustrate the significance in a deviation from the 1:1 baseline. Load-to-truck ratios are derived from postings on TransCore's DAT Network.

last update: 5/14/12 next update: 5/21/12