article thumbnail

Van Rates Sag, Flatbeds Add 2ยข, Before Q1 Closes

DAT Solutions

mile, up 2¢ to the highest rate since Summer 2014. Dallas to El Paso , up 53¢ to $2.40/mile. They may go even higher before the end of this week. mile, down a penny compared to the previous week but volumes are building. Flatbed : $2.52/mile, Reefer : $2.40/mile, mile, unchanged for the fourth week in a row.

El Paso 70
article thumbnail

Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B

Talking Logistics

As reported in the New York Times : Factoring in Juneโ€™s increase and upward revisions for estimated hiring in April and May, employers added an average of 231,000 workers a month in the first half of 2014, the best six-month run since the spring of 2006. Just as significant as the headline figures, Mr. .

El Paso 186