October was the strongest month for freight availability in 2016 except the June seasonal peak, according to the DAT Solutions. Compared to September, total spot market freight volume rose 1.8 percent. An 11 percent increase in flatbed freight volume was responsible for the month-over-month growth, as van volume dipped 0.6 percent, and reefers lost 4.0 […]
Spot truckload market load availability gained 4.8% during the week ending Nov. 5 while the number of trucks posted slipped 2.0%, according to DAT Solutions. At $1.70/mile, the average spot TL van rate was up 5 cents week-over-week and was just 1 cent below year-ago levels. For reefers, rates looked more like the June produce peak than […]
DAT Solutions has announced that Getloaded, a leading load board for smaller freight brokers and carriers, will be integrated into the DAT Network of load boards to create what it calls ‘the industry’s largest and most diverse electronic marketplace for spot truckload freight.” The combination joins the industry’s leading load boards into a single premier […]
As the West Coast continues to grapple with the effects from the bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping, nationally the number of loads fell 5% during the week ending Sept. 24 while capacity was up 3%. Those conditions, according to DAT Solutions helped send average van and refrigerated load-to-truck ratios down 10% last week: vans to 2.8 […]
