$2.93: Average rate per mile for flatbed truck transport on the U.S. spot market in the first three weeks of April, up 44 cents, or 17.7%, since January, according to DAT Solutions.
Average spot rates for refrigerated transport rose 5.8% from April to May, according to DAT Solutions, which says the ratio of loads to trucks rose more than 30% over that period.
As restaurants begin to reopen and regulations around social gatherings are relaxed, DAT Freight & Analytics expects freight volumes to make a big comeback this summer.
It's common for spot rates to dip after Memorial Day and then take off again prior to July 4, but this year, DAT reports that spot truckload prices remained stable.
Spot truckload volumes rose 13% last week as freight activity returned to more typical levels following a holiday-shortened workweek, reported DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the industry’s largest load board network and freight data analytics service. The number of trucks posted to the DAT network increased 15% compared to the previous week, which included Memorial Day.
Spot truckload volumes rose 13% last week as freight activity returned to more typical levels following a holiday-shortened workweek, according to DAT Freight & Analytics, operator of the DAT load board network and analytics service. The number of trucks posted to the DAT network increased by a larger degree in the same week, 15% compared to the previous week, which included Memorial Day.
Dean Croke is the principal industry analyst at DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates in the industry's largest load board for spot truckload freight, and a data analytics program based on $126 billion in annual spot and contract freight transactions. For information, visit dat.com.
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