Industry Trends		WEEK MAY 20 – MAY 26 VS. MAY 13 – MAY 19	MONTH MAY 2019 VS. APR 2019	YEAR MAY 2019 VS. MAY 2018
	Spot Market Loads	+1.7%	-30.2%	-70.8%
	Spot Market Capacity	-1.8%	-14.5%	+10.6%
	Van Load-To-Truck	+10.1%	+10.6%	-58.7%
	Van Rates (Spot)	+0.3%	-0.9%	-17.0%
	Flatbed Load-To-Truck	-6.5%	-0.9%	-17.0%
	Flatbed Rates (Spot)	-1.3%	-2.3%	-16.2%
	Reefer Load-To-Truck	+12.2%	+1.5%	-63.3%
	Reefer Rates (Spot)	+0.0%	+0.2%	-15.3%
	Fuel Prices	+0.1%	+1.3%	-2.6%

Fuel Prices

Percent Change: +0.0%

Fuel Price: $3.16 /gallon

Prices get a push from holiday rush

National Spot Rates: Van, Flatbed, Reefer

Van and reefer rates get summertime boost

May 20 – 26 – Summer is here unofficially, and the truckload spot market finally started to heat up last week. Load-to-truck ratios rose for van and reefer freight heading into Memorial Day weekend, which contributed to higher rates on many major lanes. Meanwhile, flatbed demand continued to soften.

For more info, read the Rate Trend of the Week.

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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