Category: Market Update

DAT iQ Market Update: What will post-holiday freight look like?

Last week saw a huge surge in demand and prices on the spot market, as shippers closed the books on

Life on the road isn’t easy. From finding parking and weigh stations, to refueling and finding your next load, it’s

Last week, COVID-19 hotspots erupted both across the country and world, in places that had been declared COVID-free, such as

June couldn’t get here fast enough. Not that anyone didn’t already know, but the U.S. economy officially entered into recession

Van load volume returned to pre-holiday levels during the first full week of the new year. It’s common for pent-up

Santa’s helpers — also known as truck drivers — were out in force last week, moving tens of thousands of

Just as we saw with van freight, a surge at the end of September was followed by fewer reefer loads in

Following a surge to end the month and the third quarter, the first week of October saw fewer loads and

California and Texas remain in flux with overall volumes roughly the same the last several weeks. Reefer produce failed to

The end of Q1 was relatively quiet on the truckload spot market. Van freight volumes did increase more than 6%

Van spot rates fell to $2.00 per mile for the month to-date, in a typical seasonal slump. Spot freight volume

If you’re looking for loads, you’d do well to get yourself to Texas. For the first half of 2018, freight