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Industry Trends - Spot Market Industry Trends - Van Industry Trends - Flatbed Industry Trends - Reefer Industry Trends - Fuel Prices
Industry TrendsWEEKMONTHYEAR
Mar 19 – 25 vs.
Mar 12 – 18
Feb 2017 vs.
Jan 2017
Feb 2017 vs.
Feb 2016
Spot Market Loads0.4%8.6%+87%
Spot Market Capacity+5.7%+4.7%1.8%
Van Load-To-Truck5.5%25%+79%
Van Rates (Spot)0.6%3.0%+5.9%
Flatbed Load-To-Truck4.4%+16%+155%
Flatbed Rates (Spot)+0.5%+2.1%+7.1%
Reefer Load-To-Truck4.1%35%+60%
Reefer Rates (Spot)0.5%4.6%+3.3%
Fuel Prices1.0%0.5%+29%
Lower Fuel Surcharges Cause Dip in Van, Reefer Rates

Capacity Still Loose in Many Places

Mar 19 – 25 – Trucks were ready to go after the winter storm from a couple weeks ago had cleared out, so even though volumes picked up on many of the top van lanes, there was enough capacity to keep rates from rising. Lower fuel surcharges caused the national averages for van and reefer rates to dip 1¢ per mile. The national average flatbed rate rose 1¢.

The chart above depicts national average spot market rates for the past four weeks, including fuel surcharges. Weekly rate snapshots reflect averages for the month to-date, from DAT RateView.

Last update: 3/29/2017 – Next update: 4/5/2017

Fuel Prices
-0.4%$2.53 / gallon
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