Category: Rate Trend of the Week

Van rates drop as more Americans shelter at home

Demand for dry van equipment continued to slide last week, along with rates. We saw it coming, as load-to-truck ratios

Spot market demand for dry van truckload shipments picked up steam again last week, with retail freight leading to tighter

By and large, spring was not kind to carriers, so the higher rates we’ve been seeing in recent weeks are

Truckload markets have been on the rebound for the past three weeks, but the pace of recovery sped up last

As more and more businesses across the country reopen, truckload freight markets are also trying to find their footing. Obviously,

Freight markets have been slowly rebounding in May, with the normal seasonal uptick providing some relief for transportation companies that have

The COVID-19 crisis has created an extremely difficult business environment for trucking companies this spring. Not only has it created

Spot market truckload rates hit a four-year low in April. For dry van freight, the national average was just $1.64

Good news has been hard to come by for motor carriers this month. Truckload volumes remain well below seasonal levels

Reefer carriers are feeling the pain of coronavirus-related closures, as volume and rates declined sharply for reefer equipment in the

“April is the cruelest month,” said renowned poet T.S. Eliot, and those words resonate in this season of coronavirus-fueled woes.

It’s been an up-and-down kind of market for reefer equipment. We’re not talking about a gentle rise and fall —