Industry Trends		WEEK NOV 11 - NOV 17 VS. NOV 04 - NOV 10	MONTH OCT 2019 VS. SEP 2019	YEAR OCT 2019 VS. OCT 2018
	Spot Load Posts	+12.0%	-8.3%	-10.3%
	Spot Truck Posts	-3.3%	+23.9%	+10.7%
	Van Load-To-Truck	+22.4%	-29.8%	-19.8%
	Van Spot Rates	+2.1%	-2.1%	-13.5%
	Flatbed Load-To-Truck	-1.8%	-22.8%	-25.6%
	Flatbed Spot Rates	-0.7%	-1.0%	-12.3%
	Reefer Load-To-Truck	+26.8%	-23.9%	-17.3%
	Reefer Spot Rates	+2.7%	-2.2%	-13.0%
	Fuel Prices	+0.4%	+1.2%	-9.3%

Fuel Prices

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Freight volumes build ahead of Thanksgiving

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Van and reefer rates up slightly

Nov 11-17 - Van and reefer load-to-truck ratios got a big boost last week, rising more than 20%. Vans are moving retail products in preparation for Black Friday and reefers are hauling fresh food ahead of Thanksgiving. Rates, however, have remained fairly stable. Van and reefer rates saw a slight increase, while flatbed rates declined.

For more info, read the Rate Trend of the Week.

Trendlines shows a weekly snapshot of the month-to-date for national average rates from DAT RateView. National average spot market rates for the past four months, including fuel surcharges, are shown in the three graphs, above.

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