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The “Race” to Win the Autonomous Truck Market

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TORC and Daimler Truck held an event for journalists last week at a TORC facility in Albuquerque. Asset utilization basically refers to keeping the truck in motion, instead of sitting in a yard unused for significant periods of time. When will we see autonomous trucks on the road? How fast will the rollout be?

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Van Rates Adjust to Changing Holiday Demand

DAT Solutions

Denver is what we typically refer to as a backhaul market, though, meaning that outbound loads usually pay a lot less than inbound loads. One of the few headhaul lanes out of Denver is to Albuquerque, NM , and it gained10¢ to $2.16/mile. Prices are still high in many parts of the country, though.

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Reefer Demand Cools, Except in a Few Hot Spots

DAT Solutions

Albuquerque continues to offer high load availability for reefers, coupled with a shortage of trucks. Reference rates include fuel surcharges but not accessorial or other fees. Demand for reefers slipped 13% on the spot market last week, following an end-of-quarter surge in the previous week, and truck capacity added 2%.

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End of Quarter Adds 11% to Van Demand

DAT Solutions

Albuquerque also has high load availability for vans, coupled with a shortage of trucks, as shown in this Hot States Map for the week of September 27 to October 3. Reference rates include fuel surcharges but not accessorial or other fees. Pockets of demand and favorable ratios can also be found in western Kansas and southern Indiana.

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Van and Reefer Operators Give Thanks for Rate Increases

DAT Solutions

Other Hot Markets include Albuquerque, Grand Rapids and Little Rock. Reference rates include fuel surcharges but not accessorial or other fees. Twin Falls continues to offer an abundance of loads, coupled with a slight shortage of trucks. There is also a surprisingly high volume of loads available in Fargo, ND. and Canada.

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Van Rates Surge 6¢, Reefers Add 1¢

DAT Solutions

Albuquerque, NM. Reference rates include fuel surcharges but not accessorial or other fees. That combination boosted the load-to-truck ratio 33%, to 5.7 loads per truck. There were lots of Hot Markets for reefers last week, including: Spokane, WA. Twin Falls, ID. Sioux Falls, SD. Rock Island, IL. Hutchinson, KS. Little Rock, AR.

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Reefer Freight Market Still Has a Few Hot Spots

DAT Solutions

These "hot markets" may pay above-average rates for reefers: Albuquerque, NM; Lubbock, TX; Fayetteville, AR; Memphis and Nashville, TN; Cape Girardeau, MO; and Evansville, IN. Reference rates include fuel surcharges but not accessorial or other fees. Those Lower Midwest markets are harvesting melons.

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