Spot Market for Vans Little Changed

The number of posted loads slipped 0.6% while available capacity declined 2.7% on the spot truckload market during the week ending Sept. 26, according to DAT Solutions.  

Van load availability gained 0.6% while the number of posted vans decreased 3.6% compared to the previous week. As a result, the national average van load-to-truck ratio was up 4.4% to 1.7 loads per truck, meaning there were 1.7 available van loads for every truck posted on the DAT network.

The national average van rate was unchanged from the previous week at $1.75 per mile.  Flatbed load availability rose 1.3% and the number of posted trucks was up 1.1% for the week, leaving the flatbed load-to-truck ratio for flatbeds virtually unchanged (up 0.1%) at 10.3 loads per truck.

The national average flatbed rate dipped a penny to $2.03 per mile.  Refrigerated load volume dropped 4.7% and available capacity fell 2.5%, which pushed the refrigerated load-to-truck ratio down 2.3% to 4.3 loads per truck. The national average reefer rate fell 2 cents to $2.01 per mile with harvest seasons winding down and the holidays still several weeks away.

Falling fuel surcharges contributed to 1 cent of the decline.

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