Category: Rate Trend of the Week

Reefer Demand Spikes During Inspection Blitz

Refrigerated freight was met with tight capacity last week, with the annual Roadcheck inspection blitz taking many trucks off the

Brokers and shippers had a harder time finding trucks last week, so they paid a premium in most major markets

Last week, the national load-to-truck ratio for vans was the highest it’s been since March 2014. That was back when

Rates on the top 100 van lanes showed the strongest surge of the year. Freight patterns showed increased retail trade

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

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