Spot Market Rate Trend of the Week: Van Rates Heat Up, After January Chill
Van rates outbound from Atlanta increased by 1.5% this week, while rates were stable from Chicago and Dallas. Outbound rates
Van rates outbound from Atlanta increased by 1.5% this week, while rates were stable from Chicago and Dallas. Outbound rates
The following is a re-post of an article I submitted to the TIA logistics journal: On March 21, the FMCSA
When the CSA Scores were released in December, my colleagues and I undertook a project to analyze the scores. We
Figures from February 2 show van and reefer rates in decline although some markets showing the sharpest decline have begun
Van rates are rebounding from a mid-month low. In the past two weeks, van rates have fallen an additional 0.8%
Sharp ratedeclines hit refrigerated (reefer) carriers in the Atlanta and Philadelphiamarkets in the most recent 30-day period, from mid-December throughmid-January.
The FMCSA released the second month of CSA scores on Wednesday. These scores were imported into the CarrierWatch database and
Van rates are in decline on the spot market in most major markets, according to TransCore’s Truckload Rate Index. In
November contract numbers show increases in van and reefer numbers while flatbed declined two cents. This is not surprising, as
TransCore’s Truckload Rate Index shows national van linehaul rates at the same level for the past four months. Rates have
While TransCore’s Truckload Rate Index shows national reefer linehaul rates declining 7 cents in the first two weeks of December
Wednesday we launched an update to CarrierWatch to include CSA Scores. Carrier profile pages now include a CSA section if