Category: Rate Trend of the Week

Truckload capacity remained tight during the first week of 2019, and national average rates increased 3¢ for vans, reefers and

Flatbed carriers didn’t hear a lot of good news in the second half of 2018. After the spikes we saw

For the first time since 2012, the national average van rate was lower in December than it was in November.

Shippers had plenty of last-minute freight to deliver before Christmas, and that stopped the slow slide we had been seeing

A year ago, the spot market was a much more volatile place. Demand was soaring for retail freight, and the

In recent years, there’s been a spike in spot market rates in December. That hasn’t happened so far in 2018.

Reefer activity picked up after Thanksgiving, but not nearly as much as dry van freight. Right now, retail and e-commerce

Everyone came back from Thanksgiving break with plenty of work to do last week. Truck posts on the DAT load

Once upon a time, Black Friday marked the end of the retail freight season. Those days are gone. E-commerce has

With Thanksgiving approaching, it’s the reefer segment that is driving seasonal demand, as grocery stores prepare for the big day.

The West Coast continued to drive spot market demand last week. Load-to-truck ratios in Los Angeles hit 12.2 on Friday,