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Weekly snapshot by the numbers

Industry Trends
 
WEEK
JAN 23 – JAN 29 VS. JAN 16 – JAN 22
MONTH
DEC 2022 VS. NOV 2022
YEAR
DEC 2022 VS. DEC 2021
Spot Load Posts+1.5%+5.2%-57.3%
Spot Truck Posts-3.3%-12.4%+13.0%
Van Load-To-Truck+6.3%+28.2%-47.3%
Van Spot Rates-1.6%+1.3%-19.4%
Flatbed Load-To-Truck+1.1%+5.9%-80.7%
Flatbed Spot Rates-0.1%-1.3%-10.2%
Reefer Load-To-Truck+4.9%+15.3%-59.4%
Reefer Spot Rates-3.0%+1.2%-18.7%
Fuel Prices+1.8%-10.3%+29.5%

National Spot Rates

Spot rates continue their mid-winter slide
VAN
FLATBED
REEFER

Weekly Brief

Volumes drop during holiday-shortened week

Jan 16 – 22 – Shippers had fewer truckloads to move last week on account of the MLK holiday. As a result, load-to-truck ratios fell for dry vans and reefers, putting more downward pressure on spot rates.

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market and every lane
with DATiQ analytics.

Fuel Prices

Current national diesel fuel price average

FUEL PRICE / GALLON $4.62

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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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About Trendlines

DAT Trendlines is a free weekly spot market freight report, providing an overview of national freight market trends. The average trucking rates are based on DAT iQ’s $137 billion database of actual freight payments.

The report includes a weekly snapshot of the rolling month-to-date national average trucking rates for van, reefer and flatbed. National average rates in Trendlines are for lanes of 250 miles or more.

Trendlines also includes national supply and demand metrics based on load and truck posts on the DAT One load board network by freight brokers, shippers and carriers.

You can also explore historical monthly trucking industry trends and compare spot trucking freight rates to the contract rates that shippers pay directly to carriers by visiting the links below:

Van Demand & Capacity 
Van Spot Market Rates 
Flatbed Demand & Capacity 
Flatbed Spot Market Rates 
Reefer Demand & Capacity 
Reefer Spot Market Rates

The national trends reported in DAT Trendlines are not necessarily reflective of trends that freight brokers, shippers and carriers may be seeing in individual trucking lanes or regions. To fully understand market and truckload pricing dynamics in your lanes, DAT provides a full suite of freight rate and market data available from DAT iQ or tools in DAT One load boards.

To access the full history of DAT Trendlines reports, contact DAT’s Analytics Services team

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Next Update 3-1-2023

DAT News & Blogs

Trendlines Logo.svg
See where freight rates are heading, with
the deepest, broadest data in the trucking industry

Weekly snapshot by the numbers

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/0001608911

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: http://dat.com/power/0001608911

DAT News

Industry Trends
 
WEEK
DEC 26 – JAN 01 VS. DEC 19 – DEC 25
MONTH
DEC 2022 VS. NOV 2022
YEAR
DEC 2022 VS. DEC 2021
Spot Load Posts+10.6%+5.2%-57.3%
Spot Truck Posts-29.3%-12.4%+13.0%
Van Load-To-Truck+50.5%+28.2%-47.3%
Van Spot Rates+5.4%+1.3%-19.3%
Flatbed Load-To-Truck+31.6%+5.9%-80.7%
Flatbed Spot Rates+2.0%-1.4%-10.2%
Reefer Load-To-Truck+89.8%+15.3%-59.4%
Reefer Spot Rates+9.1%+0.8%-18.9%
Fuel Prices-1.3%-10.3%+29.5%

National Spot Rates

Spot rates spike to close 2022
VAN
FLATBED
REEFER

Weekly Brief

Sippers move freight ahead of holiday weekend

Dec 26 – Jan 1 – Businesses looked to get shipments moved before closing the books on 2022, while the holiday weekend led to more constrained capacity. As a result, spot rates spiked for all three trailer types in the last week of the year.

See the latest rates
and forecast for every
market and every lane
with DATiQ analytics.

Fuel Prices

Current national diesel fuel price average

FUEL PRICE / GALLON  4.58

Want More?

Watch DAT iQ Live: Join the DAT iQ team live on YouTube or LinkedIn Live weekly.
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.
SPECIAL OFFER: FREE 50-LANE LOOK UP
Benchmark your rates against $137 billion billion in actual transactions.
Learn More

About Trendlines

DAT Trendlines is a free weekly spot market freight report, providing an overview of national freight market trends. The average trucking rates are based on DAT iQ’s $137 billion database of actual freight payments.

The report includes a weekly snapshot of the rolling month-to-date national average trucking rates for van, reefer and flatbed. National average rates in Trendlines are for lanes of 250 miles or more.

Trendlines also includes national supply and demand metrics based on load and truck posts on the DAT One load board network by freight brokers, shippers and carriers.

You can also explore historical monthly trucking industry trends and compare spot trucking freight rates to the contract rates that shippers pay directly to carriers by visiting the links below:

Van Demand & Capacity 
Van Spot Market Rates 
Flatbed Demand & Capacity 
Flatbed Spot Market Rates 
Reefer Demand & Capacity 
Reefer Spot Market Rates

The national trends reported in DAT Trendlines are not necessarily reflective of trends that freight brokers, shippers and carriers may be seeing in individual trucking lanes or regions. To fully understand market and truckload pricing dynamics in your lanes, DAT provides a full suite of freight rate and market data available from DAT iQ or tools in DAT One load boards.

To access the full history of DAT Trendlines reports, contact DAT’s Analytics Services team.

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/0001608911

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: http://dat.com/power/0001608911

Next update 2-1-2023