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Rising Fuel Prices: A Trucker’s Guide to High Fuel Costs
President Joe Biden’s recent announcement that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve will release one million barrels of oil reserves per day for the next six months …
Rate Trend of the Week: Latest data gives back some of the price increase this month.
November showed strong activity in the spot market for the first two weeks which translated into higher rates. The latest data shows that both flat
Spot Market Rate Trend of the Week: I’d Rather Be in Philadelphia
This week’s flatbed rates remind me of the epitaph that W.C. Fields reportedly wanted carved on his tombstone: “On the whole, I’d rather be in
Spot market truck capacity eases by 6.7%, compared to prior week
As reported in TransCore Trendlines: Spot market equipment capacity increased by 6.7% overall for the week, led by a 7.3% surge in van capacity in
Spot Market Rate Trend of the Week: Van Rates Vary in November
The national average van rates were up by a penny in the first week of November, to $1.28 per mile for line haul. That seemingly
Rates Dip on Spot Market As Contract Rates Rise
Spot market truck postings loosened up in October by 20%, compared to September. Truckload capacity appeared to be easing across the country in October, especially
Capacity crunch? 3 ways to get trucks when you need them
All the industry analysts agree that a capacity crunch is here, and it’s only getting worse. How will you continue to provide service to your
4 Steps to Higher Profitability
Sure, freight is readily available today in most markets. But how do you make sure that you always have enough loads for all your trucks,
Seasons & Regions Series: California Reefer and Van Capacity Tightens in September
We are kicking off our Seasons and Regions series with a spotlight on California. Seasonal/regional analyses will be a regular feature of our newsletter and
Rates: Reefers heat up. Vans flatten out. Flats slip down.
Spot market rates for dry vans remained steady at $1.28 per mile in September, and declined by a penny in October to-date. Average flatbed rates
September spot freight up by 69% year-over-year
Looking back at September, we saw a 69% increase in freight availability on the spot market, compared to September 2009. After seven consecutive months of
3% slip seen in spot market freight, while van and reefer rates heat up
Spot market load availability slipped by 3.4 percent and equipment capacity tightened by 1.7 percent in the week of September 19-25, compared to the previous
Spot market freight dips while rates Inch up
Not surprisingly, in the week of September 12 to 18, load availability on the spot freight market increased by 21% while equipment capacity increased by
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