DAT Trendlines™

Industry Trends		WEEK SEP 07 - SEP 13 VS. AUG 31 - SEP 06	MONTH AUG 2020 VS. JUL 2020	YEAR AUG 2020 VS. AUG 2019
	Spot Load Posts	-14.6%	+9.8%	+94.0%
	Spot Truck Posts	-10.1%	-6.1%	-15.3%
	Van Load-To-Truck	-8.5%	+20.8%	+135.4%
	Van Spot Rates	+1.9%	+8.9%	+22.2%
	Flatbed Load-To-Truck	+3.5%	+9.6%	+165.1%
	Flatbed Spot Rates	+1.5%	+4.2%	+4.4%
	Reefer Load-To-Truck	-6.8%	+26.4%	+108.3%
	Reefer Spot Rates	+1.4%	+6.1%	+13.8%
	Fuel Prices	-0.2%	-0.2%	-19.2%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +0.0%

Fuel Price: $2.44 /gallon

Spot rates kept climbing during holiday-shortened week

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Activity slowed due to fewer business days

Sept 7 - 13 - National averages for truckload rates on the spot market keep climbing to new heights, though load-to-truck ratios declined. Activity slowed with many businesses taking time off for Labor Day.

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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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