DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2018

West Coast van freight heated up last week, especially in the Los Angeles market. In mid-September, we were focused on evacuating the Carolinas and diverting trucks and freight away from Hurricane Florence. Cargo ships were re-routed or delayed en route to and from ports from Savannah to Baltimore. Blame the weather.

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Los Angeles Freight Chicago Albuquerque 79

DAT Solutions

JANUARY 9, 2019

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 279 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $57 billion in real transactions. Denver to Albuquerque jumped 28¢ to $2.35/mile.

Denver 70

Denver Philadelphia Oklahoma City Atlanta 70

DAT Solutions

APRIL 25, 2017

Dallas, Philadelphia and Stockton, CA , each posted the biggest gains in terms of outbound rates, so the gains weren’t tied to any specific region. mile, up 14¢ Dallas to Denver rose 11¢ to $1.94/mile. Memphis to Dallas also dipped▼9¢ to $2.09/mile. One more 9¢ drop: Denver to Albuquerque fell to $1.66/mile.

Denver 70

Denver Philadelphia Memphis Dallas 70

DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2019

Plus, freight moves are less urgent at this time of year, so prices down were across the country. Denver to Albuquerque was down 30¢ to $2.04/mile. Nogales, AZ , had been a hot market in recent weeks as a gateway for Mexican produce, but prices plunged last week: the lane to Dallas dropped 86¢ to $2.51/mile.

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Price Reduction Los Angeles Capacity Oklahoma City 70

DAT Solutions

MAY 2, 2017

Van load counts were already up big last week, with an uptick in freight moving out of L.A. Van volumes were down in Dallas as well as Chicago , though, and the overall spot market was basically flat week-over-week. Even with the dip in volumes, Dallas was still in the top 5 for van load posts on DAT load boards.

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles Fresno Denver Oklahoma City 70