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Percent Change: -0.3%

Fuel Price: $3.62 /gallon

Holiday week leads to spot market premiums

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer
Rates rise as drivers take time off

Dec. 20 – 26 – Spot market activity slowed last week due to Christmas, but the freight that moved did so at a premium. Capacity tightened, and rates followed suit, with prices rising for all three major equipment types heading into the final days of the year.

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Trendlines shows a weekly snapshot of the month-to-date for national average rates from DAT RateView. National average spot market rates for the past four months, including fuel surcharges, are shown in the three graphs, above.

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Trendlines last updated: 12/29/2021 12:00:00 AM
Next update: 12/1/2022 12:00:00 AM
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Trucking Success partners with DAT to offer a special on the TruckersEdge Load Board to its members. Sign up for TruckersEdge today and get your first 30 days free by signing up at www.truckersedge.com/374122. This offer is available to new TruckersEdge subscribers only.

POWER from DAT One is the industry’s most advanced load board, with powerful tools for advanced filtering, group collaboration, automatic refreshes, multiple searching and posting simultaneously, partner research tools, and market-leading rate tools. Get your first 30 Days Free on DAT! Sign up here: www.dat.com/power/374122

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Fuel Prices

Percent Change: -0.5%

Fuel Price: $3.65 /gallon

Spot market activity resumed last week

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer
Spot rates look to close the year at record highs

Dec. 6 – 12 – Following the volatile freight market in the first half of the year punctuated by the Polar Vortex and Roadcheck Week, the second half of 2021 has seen a lot more seasonality, albeit at a much higher altitude. Load posts on the DAT Load Board are currently 51% higher compared to the same week last year and almost triple the volume seen in 2018. Spot rates for all three equipment types combined are 16% — or $0.44/mile — higher compared to this time last year.

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For the latest market updates, visit the DAT blog.

Trendlines shows a weekly snapshot of the month-to-date for national average rates from DAT RateView. National average spot market rates for the past four months, including fuel surcharges, are shown in the three graphs, above.

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Trendlines last updated: 12/15/2021 12:00:00 AM
Next update: 12/29/2021 12:00:00 AM
Trucking Success partners with DAT to offer a special on the TruckersEdge Load Board to its members. Sign up for TruckersEdge today and get your first 30 days free by signing up at www.truckersedge.com/374122. This offer is available to new TruckersEdge subscribers only.

POWER from DAT One is the industry’s most advanced load board, with powerful tools for advanced filtering, group collaboration, automatic refreshes, multiple searching and posting simultaneously, partner research tools, and market-leading rate tools. Get your first 30 Days Free on DAT! Sign up here: www.dat.com/power/374122

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Trucking Success partners with DAT to offer a special on the TruckersEdge Load Board to its members. Sign up for TruckersEdge today and get your first 30 days free by signing up at www.truckersedge.com/374122. This offer is available to new TruckersEdge subscribers only.

POWER from DAT One is the industry’s most advanced load board, with powerful tools for advanced filtering, group collaboration, automatic refreshes, multiple searching and posting simultaneously, partner research tools, and market-leading rate tools. Get your first 30 Days Free on DAT! Sign up here: www.dat.com/power/374122

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Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +0.0%

Fuel Price: $3.72 /gallon

Activity slows but rates rise around Thanksgiving

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer
Truckloads were hauled at premium prices during the holiday week

Nov 22 – 29 – Spot market activity slowed last week due to the shortened holiday week. But while there were fewer trucks on the road, the truckloads that needed to move around Thanksgiving were hauled at a premium, with spot rates rising on the majority of high-volume lanes.

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NEW! Get deep visibility into contract rates with Benchmark Analytics.

Get a clear view of tomorrow’s rates with the one-of-a-kind RATECAST tool from DAT iQ. Learn More >

For the latest market updates, visit the DAT blog.

Trendlines shows a weekly snapshot of the month-to-date for national average rates from DAT RateView. National average spot market rates for the past four months, including fuel surcharges, are shown in the three graphs, above.

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SPECIAL OFFER: Free 50-Lane Look Up – Benchmark your rates against $110 billion in actual transactions.  Learn More >

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Trendlines last updated: 12/1/2021 12:00:00 AM
Next update: 12/15/2021 12:00:00 AM
Trucking Success partners with DAT to offer a special on the TruckersEdge Load Board to its members. Sign up for TruckersEdge today and get your first 30 days free by signing up at www.truckersedge.com/374122. This offer is available to new TruckersEdge subscribers only.

POWER from DAT One is the industry’s most advanced load board, with powerful tools for advanced filtering, group collaboration, automatic refreshes, multiple searching and posting simultaneously, partner research tools, and market-leading rate tools. Get your first 30 Days Free on DAT! Sign up here: www.dat.com/power/374122