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May 6 - 12 - Last week was a tale of two markets, with most of the Southern markets up and the Northern markets down. Nationally, however, the average van rated declined 3¢ to $2.15 per mile. That's 47¢ higher than a year ago. The load-to-truck ratio for vans increased 4% last week. For details, see the Rate Trend of the Week on the DAT Freight Talk blog.
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About Market Rates
Rates are market averages derived from DAT RateView™, an innovative service that provides real-time reports on prevailing spot market and contract rates, as well as historical rate and capacity trends. RateView's comprehensive database is comprised of more than $45 billion in freight bills in over 65,000 lanes.
The national average van rate for April was $2.16 per mile, up 2¢ from March. That's the second-highest monthly average, surpassed only by a record high of $2.24 per mile in January 2018. Last month's rate was 49¢ higher than the average of April 2017.
The chart above depicts national average line haul rates and fuel surcharges for vans in the past 13 months, derived from DAT RateView.
Last update: 5/14/2018 – Next update: 5/15/2018
