4 Signs that Van Rates Could Rise Soon
Fuel prices have fallen in recent weeks. If you’re a motor carrier, that’s great for operating expenses, but it’s also taken some of the pressure
Fuel prices have fallen in recent weeks. If you’re a motor carrier, that’s great for operating expenses, but it’s also taken some of the pressure
February is usually the slowest month of the year for spot freight, and declines in reefer rates have been sharper than in the van segment.
The national average van rate has fallen for six straight weeks now, but that’s pretty typical for mid-February. What’s less typical is the fact that
Flatbed trends have been mostly neutral overall so far in February. There are signs of spring, with higher volumes in many markets over the course
Spot market rates continue to decline seasonally, as volumes for February are slightly off compared to 2017. That loss can be attributed to competition from
Van rates continued to moderate last week, and van load posts declined as we moved into February. Prices are still above the peak for 2017,
The energy sector heated up in January, which contributed to higher flatbed load counts for the month. Bad weather in some parts of the country
Van rates and load counts have been trending down for three weeks, and the national average van rate slipped to $2.26 per mile last week.
This is typically the off-season for refrigerated freight, but we can still see the impact of the ELD mandate across the spot market, which has
Spot market demand tends to slow down in the middle of January, so it wasn’t surprising that load posts on DAT load boards edged down
Reefer load counts stayed high through the second week of January, with temperature-controlled trailers being used in many areas to keep freight from freezing in
Load posts on the DAT Network have risen steadily since the second week in November, and they were up another 17% last week. What is