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 […]
The number of available loads on the spot truckload freight market rose 4% while van load volumes on the top 100 lanes hit an all-time high during the week ending Sept. 23, according to DAT Solutions. The number of available trucks increased 5% but load-to-truck ratios remained elevated: Vans: 6.4 available loads per truck, down 3% Flatbeds: 43.2 loads […]
Due to recent hurricanes, the number of available loads on the spot truckload freight market increased 27% during the week ending Sept. 16, according to DAT Solutions. A 20-25% week-over-week increase in loads is not unexpected for the first full workweek after a holiday. National average spot TL rates remain at two-year highs: Van: […]
The number of loads on the spot truckload freight market fell 3% during the week ending Sept. 9, which included the Labor Day holiday and supply chain disruptions caused by two hurricanes, said DAT Solutions. Truckload capacity tightened further, with truck posts down 15% compared to the previous week (a 20% reduction is typical for […]
Total freight volume was 48 percent higher last month than in February 2016, although the DAT North American Freight Index fell 13 percent and spot truckload rates softened in February compared to January. An influx of capacity from contract carriers held down spot van and refrigerated freight rates. “Volume on the spot market in February was […]
The national average spot rate for flatbed freight hit $1.96/mile during the week ending Feb. 11, the fourth straight week of increases and a 4-cent jump compared to the previous week, said DAT Solutions. The number of flatbed load posts rose 11% while truck posts declined 1%. This sent the flatbed load-to-truck ratio up 13% to 24.6 loads per […]
