Overdrive: Can owner-operators crack the contract-freight nut?
Working into contracted freight is the goal of many an independent owner-operator looking to grow or increase stability.
Working into contracted freight is the goal of many an independent owner-operator looking to grow or increase stability.
Every September, freight starts to accelerate through supply chains in advance of the end-of-the-year holidays.
Demand for goods coming in from Mexico at the Laredo, Texas, border crossing is spurring significant per-mile rate hikes for loads out of Laredo into the rest of the U.S., says a prominent brokerage that works cross-border freight.
Over all, the index increased up 1.1% from July to August and was up 0.8% annually.
In large part, on the spot market anyway, 2020 has been a tale of two seasons, as many owner-operators and small fleets have experienced first hand in their own dealings.
DAT's line haul rates measure the seven-day weekly moving average for spot rates in dry van and reefer hauls. They often reflect the balance of supply and demand in the spot market. The rates exclude fuel surcharges and are derived from DAT’s RateView database.
Prices notched a record on Thursday but are likely to fall back to earth
In a sharp turnaround from the spring, freight railroads and trucking companies are scrambling to get workers and equipment in place to handle a surge in cargo.
Retirements, career changes, and delays at licensing bureaus and training schools are clogging up the talent pipeline.
9.0% - Increase from July to August in rates on the U.S. spot truckload market, according to DAT Solutions.