DAT Solutions

MARCH 18, 2019

A huge snowstorm in Denver last week closed three interstate highways: I-25, I-70 and I-76. In March so far, volumes are no better than February, and since capacity has been abundant, rates continue slipped. Road closures isolated Denver from parts of the supply chain last week. Denver to Albuquerque, NM increased to $2.07/mi.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2019

That extra capacity cut the national van load-to-truck ratio nearly in half. Denver to Houston was up 13¢ to $1.37/mile. Denver to Albuquerque was down 30¢ to $2.04/mile. That meant that trucks were out on the highways in full force following the holidays. Still, not many lanes had high higher rates last week.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 9, 2019

Truckload capacity remained tight during the first week of 2019, and national average rates increased 3¢ for vans, reefers and flatbeds. That pushed the load-to-truck ratio up 6%, signaling that demand outpaced truckload capacity. The three largest price increases last week came out of Denver.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Truck posts rose 12%, which meant it was a little easier for shippers and brokers to find capacity. Most of the big increases last week were out of Denver , where the average outbound rate jumped up 7%. Denver to Phoenix rose 19¢ to $1.52/mile. Van rates jumped up 15¢ in both directions between Los Angeles and Denver.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The looser truckload capacity led to lower national averages for van and reefer rates, interrupting what had been seven straight weeks of increases. But capacity is only "loose" when compared to recent weeks. pushed rates up 22¢ on the lane to Denver , averaging $2.97/mile Denver to Chicago was also up 19¢ to $1.31/mile

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2018

loads per truck, with areas of tighter capacity along the West Coast. The ratio is a sensitive, real-time indicator of the balance between demand and capacity. Denver to Albuquerque got a 7¢ increase, to $2.18/mile. The national load-to-truck ratio for vans held steady last week at 4.7 Apart from L.A.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The tight capacity pushed spot market van rates higher across much of the country, as prices rose on 58 of the top 100 van lanes. Rates rising in most other places meant that the some backhaul lanes out of Denver took a step back – what else is new? Denver to Stockton rates were down 13¢ at $1.31/mile,

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