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Severe weather causes freight rates to slip

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VAN TRENDS. Denver to Albuquerque, NM increased to $2.07/mi. REEFER TRENDS. Like van, reefer trends have not turned upward yet. The van load-to-truck ratio declined last week to 1.6 loads per truck. National Average Freight Rates. mile, down 2¢ Reefer: $2.19/mile, mile, down 2¢ Flatbed: $2.34/mile,

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Spot van rates poised for a rebound

DAT Solutions

We're still deep in the slow season, but spot market trends are actually running about a month ahead of schedule. While DAT predicted in early December that the spot market in Q1 would be weaker than in previous winters, trends are already stabilizing and poised to exceed expectations in the second quarter. FALLING RATES.

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Spot van rates poised for a rebound

DAT Solutions

We're still deep in the slow season, but spot market trends are actually running about a month ahead of schedule. While DAT predicted in early December that the spot market in Q1 would be weaker than in previous winters, trends are already stabilizing and poised to exceed expectations in the second quarter. FALLING RATES.

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Rates rise, but gains may be temporary

DAT Solutions

VAN TRENDS. Denver to Albuquerque jumped 28¢ to $2.35/mile. In fact, van trends from Houston are much stronger than flatbed trends. REEFER TRENDS. In the top 100 van lanes last week, rates moved higher on 41, while prices fell on 53 lanes. The other six held steady. Denver to Chicago added 20¢ to $1.52/mile.

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How Will ELDs and Christmas Affect Van Rates?

DAT Solutions

That is also a normal seasonal trend. But again, all these seasonal trends are getting a big shakeup this week, while everyone adjusts to electronic logbooks. Denver to Albuquerque, NM has been trending up in recent weeks, and the average rate rose another 17¢ at $2.33/mile. FALLING LANES.

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How much lower will freight rates fall?

DAT Solutions

The lane from Denver to Albuquerque is still one of your best bets for getting out of Colorado, but that lane lost 15¢ last week at $1.88/mile. We saw some spikes in prices out of Chicago two weeks ago as a result of that blast of Arctic weather, but those rates started to fall back to earth last week.