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Rates typically increase on the spot market during the last week of the quarter, so they were expected to rise

This week I will again focus on the van segment which posted an overall 0.8% increase in linehaul rates and

By Mark Montague Each week I examine 48 major lanes, looking for price changes in each direction. Usually, several spot

California Begins Rate Recovery California’s spot market rates were on the decline since the start of 2011, but last week

Rates trend up for flatbed and reefer freight in major markets The strongest flatbed markets during February include outbound Chicago

Van highlights – increasing rates Van rate trends continue to rise, with a 2.6% increase on major lanes in the

Reefer rates edged up in the first two weeks of February led by a 2.5% increase in linehaul from the

Van rates outbound from Atlanta increased by 1.5% this week, while rates were stable from Chicago and Dallas. Outbound rates

The following is a re-post of an article I submitted to the TIA logistics journal: On March 21, the FMCSA

When the CSA Scores were released in December, my colleagues and I undertook a project to analyze the scores. We

Figures from February 2 show van and reefer rates in decline although some markets showing the sharpest decline have begun