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DAT Trendlines™
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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 | |
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![]() | 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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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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