Tag: Freight.

Spot Freight Rates Slip But Stay High

Spot Freight Rates Slip But Stay High

| November 3, 2017

The spot truckload freight availability dipped 1.8% and the number of trucks posted fell 2.4% during the week ending Oct. 28, according to the DAT Solutions’ network of load boards. The national average spot van and reefer rates declined for the third week in a row while the flatbed rate held steady after nearly two […]

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Freight Volume Strong, Pricing Even Stronger

Freight Volume Strong, Pricing Even Stronger

| November 1, 2017

As a leading economic indicator, both the Shipments and Expenditures Indexes extended their run of positive year-over-year comparisons, according to the latest data. The overall freight recession, which began in March 2015, appears to be over and, more importantly, freight seems to be gaining momentum in most segments. Throughout the U.S. economy, we are continuing […]

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Spot Rates for Van, Reefer Freight Up Big

Spot Rates for Van, Reefer Freight Up Big

| October 13, 2017

Spot rates hit multi-year highs during the week ending Oct. 7, reported DAT Solutions. The number of available loads fell 3% after the close of the quarter but generally tight capacity kept spot load-to-truck ratios elevated: – Van: 6.7 available loads per truck – Flatbed: 46.7 loads per truck – Refrigerated: 12.4 loads per truck National average […]

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Freight Signals Strong Economic Activity

Freight Signals Strong Economic Activity

| February 20, 2017

The uptick in freight suggests more robust economic activity ahead. Here’s what’s up: Both the Shipments and the Expenditures Indexes have now turned positive.  Throughout the U.S. economy, there is a growing number of data points that suggest that the worst is over and the economy is getting better. Some data points are simply less […]

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Freight Index Up Faster than Capacity in August

Freight Index Up Faster than Capacity in August

| September 15, 2016

A bit more bright news: According to ACT Research, tor the third time in the past four months, the freight volume index is a nice change after last month’s worst-in-4-years performance. The recent shift to positive in this metric since May suggests that if conditions are net exactly improving at this point, they have at […]

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Continued Strength in Freight Points to Economic Growth

Continued Strength in Freight Points to Economic Growth

| June 5, 2014

North American freight shipments and expenditures continued to buck the historic trend and increased again in May. According to Cass Transportation, the first five months of 2014 were the strongest since the end of the great recession. While this seems counter to the dismal GDP reading for the first quarter, which shows a one percent […]

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