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Weekly snapshot by the numbers
| Industry Trends | WEEK APR 24 – APR 30 VS. APR 17 – APR 23 | MONTH APR 2023 VS. MAR 2023 | YEAR APR 2023 VS. APR 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spot Load Posts | +10.6% | -21.2% | -65.8% |
| Spot Truck Posts | +3.9% | -9.1% | -1.0% |
| Van Load-To-Truck | +8.8% | -7.4% | -44.5% |
| Van Spot Rates | +0.2% | -4.4% | -25.8% |
| Flatbed Load-To-Truck | +4.1% | -21.6% | -81.2% |
| Flatbed Spot Rates | +0.8% | -1.3% | -20.8% |
| Reefer Load-To-Truck | +4.1% | -11.2% | -57.1% |
| Reefer Spot Rates | -0.6% | -3.9% | -23.6% |
| Fuel Prices | -0.9% | -2.7% | -19.9% |
National Spot Rates
VAN
FLATBED
REEFER
Weekly Brief
Early produce season leads to tighter southern markets
Apr 17 – 23 – National load-to-truck ratios climbed for the second week in a row for all three major trailer types, adding upward pressure on spot rates that have been in decline since January for vans and reefers. Southeast markets continue to see tightening capacity as early produce season increases demand.
Fuel Prices
PERCENT CHANGE -1.5
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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 $150 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.
Next Update 6-1-2023
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