Tag: Spot Rate

Flatbed Rates Keep Climbing

Flatbed Rates Keep Climbing

| February 17, 2017

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 […]

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Spot Truckload Rates Up on Higher Demand

Spot Truckload Rates Up on Higher Demand

| November 10, 2016

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 […]

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