Mid-May Spot Market Has Been a Mixed Bag
Spot market van volumes have been fairly flat since March, but still well above last year’s numbers. Last week was
Spot market van volumes have been fairly flat since March, but still well above last year’s numbers. Last week was
Early May brought higher spot market rates for each trailer type. For vans and reefers, the national averages were the
The end of the month didn’t bring the upward bump that we typically see when shippers try to move goods
For van rates, rising lanes continue to outnumber falling lanes on a week-to-week basis, but it’s been a slow, long-term
Spot market volumes were down during the first week of April. That’s normal, since it comes right after the end
Spot market volumes were down during the first week of April. That’s normal, since it comes right after the end
The end of Q1 contributed to a flurry of activity on the load board on Friday. That pushed rates up
Trucks were ready to go after the winter storm cleared out, so even though we saw volumes pick up on
A blizzard has left much of the East Coast buried under snow. That’ll no doubt affect freight movements, with trucks
Last week, we said that if spot market volumes kept climbing, then rates were going to go up finally. Well,
At the beginning of the year, DAT Pricing Analyst Mark Montague declared that the freight recession was over. A month
Spot market freight has stabilized in recent weeks, and last week we saw load-to-truck ratios rise for every trailer type.