The Trucker: DAT: Spot load posts fell 7% last week, down 23% over the last two weeks
The number of loads posted on the DAT One spot-freight network declined 7% week over week to 2.0 million, and has fallen 23% over the past two weeks.
The number of loads posted on the DAT One spot-freight network declined 7% week over week to 2.0 million, and has fallen 23% over the past two weeks.
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“Tariff uncertainty was a factor, but so was tighter capacity. Roughly 30% of flatbed loads move on the spot market compared to 12 to 15% for vans and reefers,” DAT’s chief of analytics reports.
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Spot truckload volumes rose in March, driven by a significant increase in flatbed freight, according to data from DAT Freight & Analytics.
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13% Increase in the DAT Truckload Volume Index in March, to 316, for flatbed loads