June 1, 2023 / By J.W. Lessing / DAT News/ 0 Comments

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Weekly snapshot by the numbers

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Industry Trends	WEEK MAY 22 – MAY 28 VS. MAY 15 – MAY 21	MONTH APR 2023 VS. MAR 2023	YEAR APR 2023 VS. APR 2022
Spot Load Posts	-10.5%	-21.2%	-65.8%
Spot Truck Posts	+8.5%	-9.1%	-1.0%
Van Load-To-Truck	-18.8%	-7.4%	-44.5%
Van Spot Rates	+0.9%	-4.5%	-25.8%
Flatbed Load-To-Truck	-8.0%	-21.6%	-81.2%
Flatbed Spot Rates	+0.0%	-1.7%	-21.1%
Reefer Load-To-Truck	-31.0%	-11.2%	-57.1%
Reefer Spot Rates	-1.6%	-3.9%	-23.6%
Fuel Prices	-0.4%	-4.5%	-29.7%

National Spot Rates

Van markets tighten but rates still lag

VAN

FLATBED

REEFER

Weekly Brief

Flatbed prices fall after holding steady in April

May 8 – 14 – Load-to-truck ratios edged upward for vans, but the national average rate still lags. Ratios and rates both dropped for reefers. Flatbed markets also loosened,. After holding steady for most of April (minus fuel surcharges), the national average May rate has fallen for two straight weeks.

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Current national diesel fuel price average

FUEL PRICE / GALLON $3.86

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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.

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May 2, 2023 / By J.W. Lessing / DAT News/ 0 Comments

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Weekly snapshot by the numbers

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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

Load-to-truck ratios rise, but not prices

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.

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Fuel Prices

Current national diesel fuel price average

FUEL PRICE / GALLON

$4.02

PERCENT CHANGE -1.5

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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.

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April 1, 2023 / By J.W. Lessing / DAT News/ 0 Comments

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Weekly snapshot by the numbers

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Industry Trends	WEEK MAR 20 – MAR 26 VS. MAR 13 – MAR 19	MONTH FEB 2023 VS. JAN 2023	YEAR FEB 2023 VS. FEB 2022
Spot Load Posts	-9.7%	-17.4%	-70.2%
Spot Truck Posts	+3.8%	-9.7%	+16.4%
Van Load-To-Truck	-11.0%	-16.1%	-65.6%
Van Spot Rates	-0.8%	-5.3%	-27.0%
Flatbed Load-To-Truck	-14.4%	+9.1%	-83.8%
Flatbed Spot Rates	+0.0%	-1.6%	-14.9%
Reefer Load-To-Truck	-13.8%	-20.8%	-72.0%
Reefer Spot Rates	-0.9%	-6.6%	-26.1%
Fuel Prices	-1.5%	-4.6%	-17.5%

National Spot Rates

Van and reefer rates continue to slide

VAN

FLATBED

REEFER

Weekly Brief

Flatbed markets post gains while other segments lag

Mar 20 – 26 – Spot market volumes are tracking closely with 2017 and 2019 levels, with load-to-truck ratios falling again last week. Despite the looser capacity, that national average flatbed rate climbed again last week, with the monthly average now above where it was in February.

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Fuel Prices

Current national diesel fuel price average

$4.13

FUEL PRICE / GALLON

PERCENT CHANGE -1.2

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.

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March 1, 2023 / By J.W. Lessing / DAT News/ 0 Comments

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Weekly snapshot by the numbers

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Industry Trends	WEEK FEB 20 – FEB 26 VS. FEB 13 – FEB 19	MONTH JAN 2023 VS. DEC 2022	YEAR JAN 2023 VS. JAN 2022
Spot Load Posts	-8.9%	+1.2%	-68.5%
Spot Truck Posts	-3.1%	+5.2%	+33.8%
Van Load-To-Truck	-6.3%	-12.9%	-68.0%
Van Spot Rates	-0.6%	-1.3%	-23.2%
Flatbed Load-To-Truck	-9.4%	+26.6%	-85.7%
Flatbed Spot Rates	+0.6%	-0.8%	-12.6%
Reefer Load-To-Truck	-1.4%	-14.6%	-76.2%
Reefer Spot Rates	-0.7%	-1.4%	-22.6%
Fuel Prices	-1.5%	-3.6%	+9.4%

National Spot Rates

Slow season sees prices fall further

VAN

FLATBED

REEFER

Weekly Brief

Spot market activity slows across the board

Feb 13 – 26 – The gap between contract and spot market truckload rates remains wide as we continue through what is traditionally the quietest part of the calendar for freight markets. Load board activity on the DAT One network was down last week, with both truck and load posts declining. DAT iQ forecasts point to the current inverted market (where contract rates are above spot rates) to remain in place likely through the first half of the year.

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Fuel Prices

Current national diesel fuel price average

$ FUEL PRICE / GALLON 4.29

PERCENT CHANGE -2.1%

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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.

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January 31, 2023 / By J.W. Lessing / DAT News/ 0 Comments

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Weekly snapshot by the numbers

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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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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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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.

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FUEL PRICE / GALLON 4.58

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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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Industry Trends	WEEK OCT 24 – OCT 30 VS. OCT 17 – OCT 23	MONTH OCT 2022 VS. SEP 2022	YEAR OCT 2022 VS. OCT 2021
Spot Load Posts	+0.0%	-14.7%	-54.3%
Spot Truck Posts	-3.8%	+2.3%	+14.5%
Van Load-To-Truck	+7.2%	-18.7%	-48.4%
Van Spot Rates	+0.2%	-1.2%	-15.0%
Flatbed Load-To-Truck	-3.1%	-6.6%	-74.4%
Flatbed Spot Rates	-0.1%	-1.3%	-6.7%
Reefer Load-To-Truck	+7.3%	-20.0%	-57.9%
Reefer Spot Rates	-0.1%	-1.7%	-14.4%
Fuel Prices	+0.0%	+4.4%	+44.3%

National Spot Rates

Capacity tightens as shippers clear docks to close the month

VAN

Flat BED

REEFER

Weekly Brief

Load-to-truck ratios rise as truck posts fall

Oct 24 – 30 – Spot market truckload capacity tightened as shippers moved more freight at the close of October, but the higher ratios did not push national average spot rates upward. Minus fuel, the line haul portion of the national average van rate is even with 2017 and 2018 levels.

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Current national diesel fuel price average

FUEL PRICE / GALLON $5.32

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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.

Next update: November 23, 2022

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October 20, 2022 / By J.W. Lessing / DAT News/ 0 Comments

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Industry Trends	WEEK OCT 10 – OCT 16 VS. OCT 03 – OCT 09	MONTH SEP 2022 VS. AUG 2022	YEAR SEP 2022 VS. SEP 2021
Spot Load Posts	-10.2%	-9.1%	-48.1%
Spot Truck Posts	+4.6%	-4.2%	+16.7%
Van Load-To-Truck	-13.3%	+0.1%	-43.9%
Van Spot Rates	+0.0%	-2.9%	-13.2%
Flatbed Load-To-Truck	-11.7%	-5.7%	-72.2%
Flatbed Spot Rates	-0.7%	-4.7%	-5.4%
Reefer Load-To-Truck	-14.4%	-10.6%	-53.2%
Reefer Spot Rates	-0.5%	-1.8%	-11.9%
Fuel Prices	+8.0%	-0.4%	+47.5%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +2.2%

Fuel Price: $5.34 /gallon

Loose capacity meets high fuel costs

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Spot market carriers feel the squeeze from diesel prices

Oct 10 – 16 – Truckload capacity loosened last week as truck posts outpaced load posts on the DAT Load Board network. Meanwhile, diesel prices spiked, keeping the national average for van rates largely flat week-over-week, but with less profit for carriers.

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Industry Trends	WEEK SEP 26 – OCT 02 VS. SEP 19 – SEP 25	MONTH SEP 2022 VS. AUG 2022	YEAR SEP 2022 VS. SEP 2021
Spot Load Posts	+0.0%	-9.1%	-48.1%
Spot Truck Posts	-2.9%	-4.2%	+16.7%
Van Load-To-Truck	+4.4%	+0.1%	-43.9%
Van Spot Rates	+1.0%	-2.7%	-13.0%
Flatbed Load-To-Truck	+9.7%	-5.7%	-72.2%
Flatbed Spot Rates	+0.8%	-4.7%	-5.4%
Reefer Load-To-Truck	-3.9%	-10.6%	-53.2%
Reefer Spot Rates	-0.1%	-1.8%	-12.0%
Fuel Prices	-1.5%	-0.4%	+47.5%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: -1.0%

Fuel Price: $4.84 /gallon

Van rates hold steady as reefer and flatbed decline

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Spot market continues to soften in September

Sep 19 – 25 – Truck posts outpaced load posts on the DAT Load Board network last week, with the looser capacity bringing declines in the national average rates for reefers and flatbeds.

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Industry Trends	WEEK SEP 12 – SEP 18 VS. SEP 05 – SEP 11	MONTH AUG 2022 VS. JUL 2022	YEAR AUG 2022 VS. AUG 2021
Spot Load Posts	+9.7%	-4.7%	-43.8%
Spot Truck Posts	+14.0%	+15.0%	+20.4%
Van Load-To-Truck	-1.1%	-7.9%	-45.2%
Van Spot Rates	-0.1%	-4.2%	-8.1%
Flatbed Load-To-Truck	-7.9%	-35.2%	-68.0%
Flatbed Spot Rates	-1.7%	-7.4%	-0.3%
Reefer Load-To-Truck	-5.2%	-2.2%	-52.5%
Reefer Spot Rates	-0.3%	-3.4%	-7.9%
Fuel Prices	-1.0%	-8.6%	+49.6%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: -1.4%

Fuel Price: $4.96 /gallon

Spot market tightens ahead of Labor Day weekend

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Load-to-truck ratios rise as markets prepared for holiday

Aug 29 – Sep 4 – Spot market capacity tightened last week as shippers looked to move freight ahead of the holiday weekend. That pushed national averages up slightly for dry van and reefer loads.

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Industry Trends	WEEK AUG 29 – SEP 04 VS. AUG 22 – AUG 28	MONTH AUG 2022 VS. JUL 2022	YEAR AUG 2022 VS. AUG 2021
Spot Load Posts	+3.8%	-4.7%	-43.8%
Spot Truck Posts	-2.2%	+15.0%	+20.4%
Van Load-To-Truck	+2.6%	-7.9%	-45.2%
Van Spot Rates	+0.5%	-4.2%	-8.1%
Flatbed Load-To-Truck	+13.2%	-35.2%	-68.0%
Flatbed Spot Rates	-0.7%	-7.4%	-0.4%
Reefer Load-To-Truck	+2.0%	-2.2%	-52.5%
Reefer Spot Rates	+0.9%	-3.2%	-7.8%
Fuel Prices	+4.2%	-8.6%	+49.6%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: -0.8%

Fuel Price: $5.08 /gallon

Capacity tightens ahead of Labor Day

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Ratios rise for vans and reefers but rates continue to slide

Aug 22 – 28 – Load-to-truck ratios rose dramatically for reefer freight in the last full week of August, as shippers moved loads ahead of the long Labor Day holiday weekend. The uptick in demand wasn’t enough to stall the downward trend in rates, however.

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Industry Trends	WEEK AUG 15 – AUG 21 VS. AUG 08 – AUG 14	MONTH JUL 2022 VS. JUN 2022	YEAR JUL 2022 VS. JUL 2021
Spot Load Posts	+0.2%	-26.0%	-34.0%
Spot Truck Posts	+2.2%	-9.3%	+8.1%
Van Load-To-Truck	-0.8%	-0.8%	-33.8%
Van Spot Rates	-0.6%	-1.7%	-3.0%
Flatbed Load-To-Truck	+4.2%	-41.9%	-50.9%
Flatbed Spot Rates	-2.0%	-4.3%	+6.1%
Reefer Load-To-Truck	-8.3%	+3.0%	-42.3%
Reefer Spot Rates	-0.8%	-1.6%	-4.3%
Fuel Prices	-1.6%	-4.7%	+64.3%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +0.0%

Fuel Price: $4.91 /gallon

Spot rates continue their mid-summer slide

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Truckload capacity continues to loosen for dry van and reefer

Aug 15 – 21 – Rates for truckload shipments on the spot market continue to slide, as looser capacity and lower fuel prices have lead to a softening market. The national average for dry van rates is down 19 cents so far compared to July, with flatbed down 20 cents and reefer down 8 cents.

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Industry Trends	WEEK AUG 01 – AUG 07 VS. JUL 25 – JUL 31	MONTH JUL 2022 VS. JUN 2022	YEAR JUL 2022 VS. JUL 2021
Spot Load Posts	-11.2%	-26.0%	-34.0%
Spot Truck Posts	+3.9%	-9.3%	+8.1%
Van Load-To-Truck	-13.5%	-0.8%	-33.8%
Van Spot Rates	-0.1%	-1.7%	-3.0%
Flatbed Load-To-Truck	-23.8%	-41.9%	-50.9%
Flatbed Spot Rates	-1.8%	-4.3%	+6.1%
Reefer Load-To-Truck	-0.2%	+3.0%	-42.3%
Reefer Spot Rates	+0.0%	-1.5%	-4.2%
Fuel Prices	-2.5%	-4.7%	+64.3%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: -3.0%

Fuel Price: $4.99 /gallon

Spot market capacity loosens in first week of August

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Load-to-truck ratios fall for all trailer types

Aug 1 – 7 – Load posts on the DAT network fell last week, following the increase we saw to close the month of July. Lower spot market demand led to softer rates in many markets.

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Industry Trends		WEEK JUL 18 – JUL 24 VS. JUL 11 – JUL 17	MONTH JUN 2022 VS. MAY 2022	YEAR JUN 2022 VS. JUN 2021
	Spot Load Posts

-15.3%	-20.2%	-26.0%
Spot Truck Posts

+1.0%	+7.0%	+11.2%
	Van Load-To-Truck

-15.2%	-11.6%	-30.2%
Van Spot Rates

-0.5%	-0.9%	+0.5%
	Flatbed Load-To-Truck

-16.9%	-40.7%	-43.7%
Flatbed Spot Rates

-1.3%	-0.1%	+9.5%
	Reefer Load-To-Truck

-17.8%	-6.7%	-39.3%
Reefer Spot Rates

-1.1%	-1.1%	-1.6%
	Fuel Prices

-2.4%

-4.7%

+64.3%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: -3.0%

Fuel Price: $5.27 /gallon

Spot rates back to 2018 levels

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Dry van linehaul rates decreased by less than a penny per mile last week

July 18 – 24 – Dry van load posts on the DAT Load Board network dropped below 2020 levels last week while the number of carriers posting their equipment was the highest level seen in July. In the flatbed sector, equipment post levels reached an all-time high, surpassing the previous record set in late 2019.

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Industry Trends		WEEK JUN 20 – JUN 26 VS. JUN 13 – JUN 19	MONTH MAY 2022 VS. APR 2022	YEAR MAY 2022 VS. MAY 2021
	Spot Load Posts

-1.7%	+14.0%	-12.7%
Spot Truck Posts

-1.9%	-2.3%	+17.7%
	Van Load-To-Truck

+6.0%	+28.2%	-28.3%
Van Spot Rates

+0.3%	-3.1%	+1.2%
	Flatbed Load-To-Truck

-8.6%	-1.9%	-34.8%
Flatbed Spot Rates

-0.3%	+1.0%	+11.1%
	Reefer Load-To-Truck

+19.9%	+19.8%	-41.9%
Reefer Spot Rates

+1.7%	-2.3%	-0.5%
	Fuel Prices

+0.0%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +0.3%

Fuel Price: $5.72 /gallon

Produce volumes not moving the needle this season

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

This is peak shipping week for produce season, but we’re still 16% behind this time in 2019, the last non-pandemic produce season

Jun 20 – 26 – Even though reefer load posts on the DAT network increased 18% last week, they’re still 38% lower than last year and almost identical to this time in 2018. In contrast, carriers posting their reefer equipment is at the highest level in six years, creating an oversupplied reefer market. In non-pandemic years, reefer linehaul rates typically increase by $0.12/mile in the first three weeks of June. This year, they’ve dropped by that same amount month-to-date. Reefer spot rates (including fuel) ended last week at just over $3.00/mile, where they’ve been for the last few weeks.

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Industry Trends		WEEK JUN 06 – JUN 12 VS. MAY 30 – JUN 05	MONTH MAY 2022 VS. APR 2022	YEAR MAY 2022 VS. MAY 2021
	Spot Load Posts

+3.4%	+14.0%	-12.7%
Spot Truck Posts

+20.7%	-2.3%	+17.7%
	Van Load-To-Truck

-20.0%	+28.2%	-28.3%
Van Spot Rates

-0.5%	-3.2%	+1.1%
	Flatbed Load-To-Truck

-14.8%	-1.9%	-34.8%
Flatbed Spot Rates

+0.3%	+1.0%	+11.0%
	Reefer Load-To-Truck

-18.0%	+19.8%	-41.9%
Reefer Spot Rates

-0.9%	-2.6%	-0.8%
	Fuel Prices

+3.0%

+8.8%

+73.2%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +0.3%

Fuel Price: $5.72 /gallon

Linehaul spot rates down again after a brief pause

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Spot market capacity loosened quickly last week with equipment posts hitting the 7th highest level since 2017

Jun 6 – 12 – In the first two weeks of June ,dry van spot rates typically increase by $0.08/mile on average, but that’s in pre-pandemic years. In the last two weeks, dry van spot rates have dropped $0.04/mile, and reefer is down $0.10/mile when it typically increases by $0.07/mile. Flatbed is essentially flat but would typically be expected to increase by $0.05/mile on average.

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Industry Trends		WEEK MAY 23 – MAY 29 VS. MAY 16 – MAY 22	MONTH APR 2022 VS. MAR 2022	YEAR APR 2022 VS. APR 2021
	Spot Load Posts

-8.9%	-27.0%	-20.8%
Spot Truck Posts

+13.9%	-2.8%	+9.1%
	Van Load-To-Truck

-18.6%	-25.2%	-28.5%
Van Spot Rates

+0.6%	-7.5%	+7.9%
	Flatbed Load-To-Truck

-16.0%	-28.2%	-32.6%
Flatbed Spot Rates

+1.3%	+0.4%	+16.1%
	Reefer Load-To-Truck

-35.4%	-25.0%	-36.6%
Reefer Spot Rates

-0.2%	-7.5%	+7.7%
	Fuel Prices

-0.7%

+0.3%

+63.6%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: -0.7%

Fuel Price: $5.57 /gallon

Spot rates hold steady last week

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

After falling for most of the year, van and reefer linehaul rate maintain their gains from Roadcheck week

May 23 – 29 – After taking time off during International Roadcheck Week, carrier equipment posts bounced back as carriers returned to the market to take advantage of higher end-of-month shipping volumes prior to this week’s shorter shipping week. Produce season is still off to a cool start for reefer carriers while the flatbed market continues to track closely with 2018, when flatbed drove that bull market and rate rally for the first half of the year.

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Industry Trends		WEEK MAY 09 – MAY 15 VS. MAY 02 – MAY 08	MONTH APR 2022 VS. MAR 2022	YEAR APR 2022 VS. APR 2021
	Spot Load Posts

-15.4%	-27.0%	-20.8%
Spot Truck Posts

+5.8%	-2.8%	+9.1%
	Van Load-To-Truck

-13.3%	-25.2%	-28.5%
Van Spot Rates

-0.4%	-7.5%	+7.9%
	Flatbed Load-To-Truck

-21.5%	-28.2%	-32.6%
Flatbed Spot Rates

+0.8%	+0.4%	+16.1%
	Reefer Load-To-Truck

-19.0%	-25.0%	-36.6%
Reefer Spot Rates

-1.7%	-7.5%	+7.8%
	Fuel Prices

+2.1%

+0.3%

+63.6%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: -0.2%

Fuel Price: $5.61 /gallon

Reefer spot rates continue to plunge

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

At a time when reefer rates normally heat up, they’re cooling down following another weekly drop

May 9 – 15 – Reefer spot line haul rates have dropped by $0.90/mile since the start of the year. Compared to the same week the previous year, reefer rates are $0.10/mile lower. Dry van rates are following a similar trajectory, dropping another $0.05/mile last week.

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Industry Trends		WEEK APR 25 – MAY 01 VS. APR 18 – APR 24	MONTH APR 2022 VS. MAR 2022	YEAR APR 2022 VS. APR 2021
	Spot Load Posts

+4.8%	-27.0%	-20.8%
Spot Truck Posts

-5.1%	-2.8%	+9.1%
	Van Load-To-Truck

+11.3%	-25.2%	-28.5%
Van Spot Rates

-0.6%	-7.2%	+8.3%
	Flatbed Load-To-Truck

+9.0%	-28.2%	-32.6%
Flatbed Spot Rates

+0.4%	+0.6%	+16.3%
	Reefer Load-To-Truck

+9.9%	-25.0%	-36.6%
Reefer Spot Rates

-0.5%	-7.3%	+8.0%
	Fuel Prices

+1.2%

+0.3%

+63.6%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +6.4%

Fuel Price: $5.51 /gallon

Volumes up, rates down again.

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

End-of-month shipping volumes boosted load board activity, but spot rates decreased

April 25 – May 1 – Even though there are plenty of positive demand indicators for long-haul truckload carriers, excess capacity in the market is driving spot rates down. Even contract rates appear to have plateaued and are beginning to decrease. Dry van and reefer spot line haul rates dropped by another 5 cents per mile last week and even flatbed decreased 2 cents per mile, making it four weeks of successive declines.

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Industry Trends		WEEK APR 11 – APR 17 VS. APR 04 – APR 10	MONTH MAR 2022 VS. FEB 2022	YEAR MAR 2022 VS. MAR 2021
	Spot Load Posts

-9.0%	+2.2%	+3.7%
Spot Truck Posts

-1.5%	+29.0%	+11.2%
	Van Load-To-Truck

-11.1%	-37.7%	-20.9%
Van Spot Rates

-2.1%	-2.2%	+13.9%
	Flatbed Load-To-Truck

-7.0%	+7.1%	+7.2%
Flatbed Spot Rates

-0.8%	+7.0%	+23.0%
	Reefer Load-To-Truck

-9.8%	-38.9%	-31.3%
Reefer Spot Rates

-1.6%	-3.3%	+15.8%
	Fuel Prices

-1.4%

+26.6%

+62.0%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +0.6%

Fuel Price: $5.1 /gallon

Spot rates continue to head south

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Dry van and reefer spot rates have dropped around 6 cents per mile each week for the last month.

April 11 – 17 – Declining spot rates in Spring shouldn’t surprise anyone in trucking, but it’s the pace of the jaw-dropping decline that got everyone’s attention. Dry van and reefer spot rates have dropped by 20% since the start of the year, as load-to-truck ratios last seen in 2018 emerge. Equipment posts, however, are now back to 2019 and 2020 levels, as the spot market continues to soften rapidly.

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Industry Trends		WEEK MAR 28 – APR 03 VS. MAR 21 – MAR 27	MONTH MAR 2022 VS. FEB 2022	YEAR MAR 2022 VS. MAR 2021
	Spot Load Posts

-0.5%	+2.2%	+3.7%
Spot Truck Posts

-4.2%	+29.0%	+11.2%
	Van Load-To-Truck

+10.7%	-37.7%	-20.9%
Van Spot Rates

-0.9%	-2.0%	+14.1%
	Flatbed Load-To-Truck

-3.3%	+7.1%	+7.2%
Flatbed Spot Rates

+0.6%	+7.1%	+22.8%
	Reefer Load-To-Truck

+9.7%	-38.9%	-31.3%
Reefer Spot Rates

-1.5%	-3.1%	+15.8%
	Fuel Prices

+1.0%

+26.6%

+62.0%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: -0.8%

Fuel Price: $5.14 /gallon

Van spot rates drop below $3 per mile, first time since December

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Refer rates also continue to cool

March 28 – April 3 – Spot linehaul rates have plunged in recent weeks just as diesel prices skyrocket. Even though dry van spot rates dropped another 5 cents per mile last week, the reefer market is cooling the fastest. After dropping 6 cents per mile the week prior, reefer spot rates decreased another 7 cents last week. In contrast, the flatbed market is heating up right on cue and linehaul spot rates are currently running around 26 cents per mile higher than this time last year.

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Industry Trends		WEEK MAR 14 – MAR 20 VS. MAR 07 – MAR 13	MONTH FEB 2022 VS. JAN 2022	YEAR FEB 2022 VS. FEB 2021
	Spot Load Posts

-1.8%	-12.8%	+24.1%
Spot Truck Posts

+0.7%	+3.9%	+12.9%
	Van Load-To-Truck

-5.9%	-21.9%	-2.7%
Van Spot Rates

+0.7%	-0.4%	+28.5%
	Flatbed Load-To-Truck

+1.1%	-3.5%	+34.8%
Flatbed Spot Rates

+3.4%	+1.4%	+23.5%
	Reefer Load-To-Truck

-9.2%	-32.7%	-13.6%
Reefer Spot Rates

+0.2%	-2.1%	+30.7%
	Fuel Prices

+8.3%

+41.6%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: -2.3%

Fuel Price: $5.13 /gallon

Dry van and reefer spot line haul rates plunge

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Spot rates are down again this week as the freight market cools rapidly

Mar 14 – 20 – Despite some of the largest week-over-week changes in diesel prices in the last two weeks, reefer and dry van spot line haul rates recorded the largest weekly decrease since 2020. The line haul portion of the rate dropped 13 cents per mile for both last week, surpassing the 11 cents per mile decrease recorded in April 2020 as demand crashed at the pandemic’s start.

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Industry Trends		WEEK FEB 28 – MAR 06 VS. FEB 21 – FEB 27	MONTH FEB 2022 VS. JAN 2022	YEAR FEB 2022 VS. FEB 2021
	Spot Load Posts

-3.8%	-12.8%	+24.1%
Spot Truck Posts

+3.4%	+3.9%	+12.9%
	Van Load-To-Truck

-11.6%	-21.9%	-2.7%
Van Spot Rates

+0.7%	-0.4%	+28.6%
	Flatbed Load-To-Truck

+2.9%	-3.5%	+34.8%
Flatbed Spot Rates

+1.3%	+1.6%	+23.9%
	Reefer Load-To-Truck

-7.3%	-32.7%	-13.6%
Reefer Spot Rates

+0.3%	-2.0%	+30.7%
	Fuel Prices

+1.2%

+8.3%

+41.6%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +15.5%

Fuel Price: $4.85 /gallon

Spot rate seasonality returns – van and reefer down, flatbed up.

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Dry van and reefer spot rates have decreased on average around 8 cents per mile in the last month while flatbed rates have increased by close to that amount

Feb 28 – Mar 6 – The national average spot rate for all three equipment types combined is currently 38 cents per mile higher than the same week in the previous year. And while the spot market is beginning to exhibit signs of seasonality as we head into Spring, the flatbed market is heating up ahead of the building and construction season surge in activity. Spot rates in this sector are just 4 cents per mile lower than the all-time high recorded in July last year.

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Industry Trends		WEEK FEB 14 – FEB 20 VS. FEB 07 – FEB 13	MONTH JAN 2022 VS. DEC 2021	YEAR JAN 2022 VS. JAN 2021
	Spot Load Posts

-0.8%	+37.4%	+104.7%
Spot Truck Posts

+0.5%	-11.2%	-2.3%
	Van Load-To-Truck

-9.7%	+43.5%	+119.8%
Van Spot Rates

+0.4%	+3.6%	+31.5%
	Flatbed Load-To-Truck

+14.0%	+69.9%	+81.3%
Flatbed Spot Rates

+0.0%	+1.8%	+25.6%
	Reefer Load-To-Truck

-19.3%	+45.7%	+150.7%
Reefer Spot Rates

-0.3%	+3.3%	+37.9%
	Fuel Prices

+1.7%

+2.3%

+38.9%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +1.0%

Fuel Price: $4.06 /gallon

Spot market capacity eases and line haul rates drop across the board

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Spot market cools in February

Feb 14 – 20 – While it’s not unusual to see spot rates drop in the first seven weeks of the year, last week’s decrease in spot rates and lower volumes for dry van and reefer freight is telling. Dry van load posts on the DAT Load Board dropped 11% week over week and reefer volumes were down by just over 19%, but flatbed continues to improve, posting a 9% week-over-week gain.

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	Spot Load Posts

-4.2%	+37.4%	+104.7%
Spot Truck Posts

-3.1%	-11.2%	-2.3%
	Van Load-To-Truck

+5.7%	+43.5%	+119.8%
Van Spot Rates

+1.3%	+3.7%	+31.6%
	Flatbed Load-To-Truck

-15.4%	+69.9%	+81.3%
Flatbed Spot Rates

+0.8%	+2.0%	+25.9%
	Reefer Load-To-Truck

+16.5%	+45.7%	+150.7%
Reefer Spot Rates

-0.1%	+3.2%	+37.8%
	Fuel Prices

+1.7%

+2.3%

+38.9%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +2.5%

Fuel Price: $3.95 /gallon

Spot activity slows but capacity remains tight

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Monthly average rates set new records in January

Jan. 31 – Feb 6 – As the spot market enters what is historically one of the slower months on the calendar, national average rates for dry van, reefer and flatbed freight hit new record highs in January.

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Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +1.6%

Fuel Price: $3.78 /gallon

Line haul rates return to normal January downward trend

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Falling line haul rates offset by rising fuel surcharges

Jan. 17 – 23 – Seasonality returned to the spot market last week after surprising increases in the prior week. While higher fuel costs lead to increased all-in rates, the line haul portion for dry vans dropped 2 cents per mile, reefers fell 1 cent and flatbed declined 2 cents. These are still record-high monthly averages, though. Spot rates are still around 68 cents higher per mile than this time last year for all three equipment types combined. Load posts have doubled during that same time frame.

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Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +1.4%

Fuel Price: $3.66 /gallon

Spot rates cool but are still elevated

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Truckload rates begin year 54 cents higher per mile than previous year

Jan. 3 – 9 – Load post activity on the DAT Load Board is extraordinary for the first full shipping week of the year – 80% higher than the same time last year and even 6% higher than the week after the 2021 Polar Vortex hit. In contrast, the volume of carriers looking for loads and posting their trucks on the DAT Load Board was at its lowest in four years , 7% lower than week 2 in 2021.

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Fuel Prices

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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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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Percent Change: +0.0%

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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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Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +0.0%

Fuel Price: $3.73 /gallon

Spot rates level off at record highs

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Calm returned after prior week’s frenzy

Nov 8 – 14 – Dry van and reefer spot rates remained relatively unchanged last week but are still $0.49/mile and $0.73/mile higher than this time last year. The volume of freight moving on the spot market has doubled in 2021 compared to pre-pandemic year, representing an average of 24% of the total freight marketplace. The remaining 76% of truckload freight moved on longer-term contract rates. In normal times, the split would typically be 14% spot and 86% contract.

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Percent Change: +0.5%

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More signs capacity is loosening at end-of-month

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Capacity usually tightens as shippers clear their docks at the end of the month, but not this October

Oct 25 – 31 – Spot rates have shown signs of cooling off in the latter part of October, as are the number of new carriers entering the market. Over the last three months, the monthly rate of increase has been decreasing according to the latest data from the FMCSA – we’re still adding capacity but just not as fast as we were over the summer.

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Percent Change: +2.2%

Fuel Price: $3.67 /gallon

Dry van linehaul rates reverse course as fuel costs rise

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Linehaul rates saw their biggest weekly decrease since April

Oct 11 – 17 – The national average dry van linehaul rate dropped by just over a penny per mile to end last week at $2.52/mile, though that was excluding fuel surcharges. In contrast, reefer spot rates continue to heat up, increasing by $0.01/mile for the third week in a row while flatbed linehaul rates continue to drift downward.

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Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +2.0%

Fuel Price: $3.48 /gallon

High spot rates hold steady for another week

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Truckload pricing continues to buck seasonal trends

Sept 27 – Oct 3 – Dry van and reefer spot rates nudged up a penny per mile while flatbed rates remained flat. Spot rates are staying at record levels and continue to go against seasonal trends as we start Fall. Supply chain disruptions, port congestion, semiconductor chip shortage for new trucks, and not enough drivers moving loads during this unprecedented peak-shipping season, are keeping rates and demand high. Some lanes are breaking weekly records, such as the Los Angeles to Las Vegas lane where reefer spot rates broke $6.00/mile last week.

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Percent Change: +0.3%

Fuel Price: $3.38 /gallon

The refrigerated market heats up as temperatures cool

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Reefer rates typically fall before ramping up ahead of Thanksgiving — but not this year

Sept 13 – 19 – The current spot rate rally is testing new levels each week, and just like the volume of imports on the West Coast and large container ships waiting to unload, is breaking records almost daily. Dry van freight is moving with a lot more urgency this Fall, and with national average van rates holding steady — and almost double that on some high-volume e-commerce lanes — reefer carriers are taking advantage of the faster-moving dry freight boom.

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Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +0.6%

Fuel Price: $3.34 /gallon

Freight rates rise as Hurricane Ida disrupts markets

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Load-to-truck ratios fall, but prices increase heading into holiday weekend

Aug 30 – Sept 5 – Load posts declined last week as many shipments were canceled or delayed due to Hurricane Ida, but the disruptions pushes prices upward for each trailer type. The monthly national average spot rates for vans and reefers once again set new records in August at $2.75 and $3.14 per mile respectively.

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Percent Change: -1.2%

Fuel Price: $3.32 /gallon

Spot market volumes heat up ahead of Labor Day long weekend

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Consumers stocked up on last-minute back-to-school supplies and hurricane preparedness

Aug 16 – 22 – The flatbed sector is the only one behaving as we’d normally expect the spot market to behave seasonally, with rates trending downward in August. In contrast, the dry van and reefer rates continued to climb, with the August average for van rates at $2.75/mile and reefers at $3.14/mile. Flatbed slipped to $3.06/mile.

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Percent Change: +0.0%

Fuel Price: $3.34 /gallon

Despite higher volumes, spot rates stall as capacity loosens

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Flatbed volumes reverse 10-week slide

July 12 – 18 – Unlike May’s Roadcheck Week when capacity tightened rapidly, capacity loosened during last week’s Driver Safety Week ,with 18% more truck posts compared to the prior week. Last week’s surge in equipment posts overshadowed higher load posts, driving down the load-to-truck ratio for all equipment types.

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Percent Change: +0.3%

Fuel Price: $3.3 /gallon

Spot rates surge in the lead-up to July 4th celebrations

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Tight truckload capacity leads to record highs

June 28 – July 4 – What goes up must come down at some stage, and with spot rates cresting the 2021 halfway mark at all-time highs, the market is bracing itself for a possible post-July 4 crash in spot rates. Except for 2020, rates typically fall immediately after Independence Day and summer vacation season begins in earnest. There are signs that drivers are coming back to the industry after 24,500 new transportation jobs were added in June, but capacity is still tight.

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Percent Change: +0.6%

Fuel Price: $3.29 /gallon

The expected post-Memorial Day spot rate bounce hasn’t happened

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Spot rates were surprisingly flat after Memorial Day

June 14 – 20 – Americans tend to kick-start “grilling season” in the four weeks between Memorial Day and Independence Day. We normally see capacity tighten during this time, but spot rates for all three equipment types remained unchanged. It’s becoming more likely any seasonal July 4 peak in reefer and dry van rates will be a “dead cat bounce” — or a temporary upward burst in a downward trend.

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Percent Change: +0.3%

Fuel Price: $3.26 /gallon

Freight rates kept climbing during shortened work week

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Capacity remains tight as long-distance drivers become harder to find.

May 31 – June 6 – With overall truckload demand increasing slowly — but rising far more rapidly in the retail freight sector — the gap between supply and demand remains wide. The national averate van rate for June was up to $2.72/mile, while reefer rate increased to $3.13/mile. Flatbed spot rates are plateauing around the $3.14/mile mark, as spot market volumes slid for the fifth week in a row.

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Percent Change: +1.8%

Fuel Price: $3.25 /gallon

Capacity crunch eases two weeks after Roadcheck

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Spot market volumes fell as capacity increased

May 17 – 23 – The heat of recent weeks disappeared quickly from the freight market last week following a second consecutive week-over-week drop in spot market volumes. Available capacity eased also, with 24% more trucks posts on the DAT One network. As a result, load-to-truck ratios declined steeply for each trailer type.

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May 11, 2021 / By J.W. Lessing / DAT News/ 0 Comments

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Percent Change: +0.6%

Fuel Price: $3.14 /gallon

Another capacity crunch upends the freight market

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

The Roadcheck inspection blitz created a tighter spot market

May 4 – 9 – The International Roadcheck Week typically brings a drop in truck posts on the DAT One load board network. Many carriers take time off, while others are delayed by the inspections. Normally the drop is around 9%, but last week, truck posts fell 17%. Reefer carriers typically take time off in greater numbers compared to dry van and flatbed carriers. They recorded 20% fewer equipment posts last week. National average rates rose for each equipment type, with reefer and flatbed averages above the $3 mark.

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Trendlines last updated: 5/11/2021 12:00:00 AM

Next update: 5/25/2021 12:00:00 AM

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April 27, 2021 / By J.W. Lessing / DAT News/ 0 Comments

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Percent Change: -0.3%

Fuel Price: $3.12 /gallon

Flatbed rates continue northward, while van and reefer begin slow trip south

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Van and reefer load posts decline for second week in a row

Apr 19 – 25 – Both the dry van and reefer segments are beginning to cool off and exhibit regular seasonality. Capacity in flatbed, however, remains tighter than the last tight market cycle in 2018. For context, load post volumes increased again last week making it nine weeks in a row and are now 21% higher than the same time in 2018. Since the start of this year, spot market load post volumes have doubled.

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Trendlines last updated: 4/27/2021 12:00:00 AM

Next update: 5/11/2021 12:00:00 AM

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April 13, 2021 / By J.W. Lessing / DAT News/ 0 Comments

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Fuel Prices

Percent Change: -0.6%

Fuel Price: $3.14 /gallon

Truckload spot volumes continue 3-week climb

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Reefer and flatbed rates at record levels, dry van reversing course

Mar 29 – Apr 4 – The capacity crunch caused by extreme weather in February pushed spot rates above contract rates in March, but spot market van rates have dipped back below contract rates in April. Capacity remains tight for reefer and flatbed. For reefer, spot rates have been higher than contract since August, while in flatbed spot rates are now higher than contract for the first time since June 2018.

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Trendlines last updated: 4/13/2021 12:00:00 AM

Next update: 4/27/2021 12:00:00 AM

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March 30, 2021 / By J.W. Lessing / DAT News/ 0 Comments

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Percent Change: +0.0%

Fuel Price: $3.19 /gallon

Upcoming Q1 close pushes spot volumes slightly higher

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Dry van and reefer rates end March where they started, but flatbed rises or the 8th straight week

Mar 21 – 28 – Shippers traditionally make a dock-clearing push at end of month and end of quarter, but only modest spot volume increases were recorded last week. Dry van and reefer volumes increased less than 3%, while the flatbed market remains hot amid the tightest capacity we’ve seen since the Great Recession. In 2018, a strong industrial economy drove spot rates higher than contract for more than half of the year. This year, spot rates are already $0.20/mile higher than the same week in 2018 and just a few pennies shy of the record high set on June 14, 2018.

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Trendlines last updated: 3/30/2021 12:00:00 AM

Next update: 4/13/2021 12:00:00 AM

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March 16, 2021 / By J.W. Lessing / DAT News/ 0 Comments

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Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +3.3%

Fuel Price: $3.07 /gallon

Spot rates plateau after four weeks of gains

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Dry van and reefer return to more seasonal patterns

Mar 8 – 14 – Three weeks after the devastating Polar Vortex weather event upended freight markets, a more normal pattern of activity emerged in dry van and reefer last week. Load posts dropped 23% and capacity eased slightly, with close to 10% more truck posts. Flatbed was quite the opposite though – volumes up 3% w/w and capacity tightened.

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Trendlines last updated: 3/16/2021 12:00:00 AM

Next update: 3/30/2021 12:00:00 AM

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March 2, 2021 / By J.W. Lessing / DAT News/ 0 Comments

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Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +2.8%

Fuel Price: $2.88 /gallon

Freight markets still reeling from historic storms

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Spot volumes hit record levels

Feb 22 – 28 – With our first major winter storm event in the post-ELD era in the books, the impact on truckload capacity was evident, as many carriers struggled to rebalance their networks last week. National average spot rates are around the same levels we’d normally see during the post-Christmas holiday break when many drivers take time off to be with their families. The 2021 polar vortex event created similarly tight capacity, driving up spot rates in the process.

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Trendlines last updated: 3/2/2021 12:00:00 AM

Next update: 3/16/2021 12:00:00 AM

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Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +1.1%

Fuel Price: $2.7 /gallon

Truckload demand increases ahead of winter storm

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Load-to-truck ratios bounced back to close end of month

Jan 25 – 31 – The recent slide in national average spot rates was halted last week, as shippers cleared their docks to meet end-of-month targets and get ahead of Winter Storm Orlena, which is now impacting over 100 million people on the East Coast. Load posts increased by 19% last week, with number of load posts more than double to what they were during the same week last year.

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Trendlines last updated: 2/2/2021 12:00:00 AM

Next update: 2/16/2021 12:00:00 AM

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