DAT Solutions

MARCH 14, 2017

View of Winter Storm Stella on the thruway at the New Baltimore, NY Travel Plaza on March 14. If you're relatively new to the freight brokerage business, you may be asking, "How do I find capacity in a snowstorm?" Do you broker freight out West? See our recent blog post: California's Weather Impacts Truckload Capacity.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2018

The demand for refrigerated trailers peaked at year-end, but the extra-cold weather in many parts of the country has kept prices at record-setting levels in many areas, since those trailers are being used to keep freight from freezing. Reefer capacity is still tight, as the industry continues to adjust to the ELD mandate.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2017

We got a welcomed surge of spot market freight to close out July. That would’ve led to more reefer trucks competing for van freight, and the extra capacity kept rates down. That would’ve led to more reefer trucks competing for van freight, and the extra capacity kept rates down.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 20, 2015

Freight volume increased slightly for vans on the spot market last week, but truckload capacity increased more, so the national average load-to-truck ratio edged down from 1.9 Look for loads in Buffalo, NY; Harrisburg and Erie, PA; Baltimore, MD; Roanoke and Winchester, VA; and Evansville, IN. loads per truck on DAT Load Boards.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 31, 2017

Freight patterns showed increased retail trade ahead of Memorial Day weekend, and since some drivers finished the week up early ahead of the holiday weekend, capacity also tightened. The average length of haul for produce shipments was longer last week, which soaked up extra capacity. Miami to Baltimore was up 35¢ to $2.63/mile.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

At the beginning of the year, DAT Pricing Analyst Mark Montague declared that the freight recession was over. Since then, we've been in the middle of what's traditionally been the slow season for freight. But compared to February of last year, there's been more than a 100% increase in freight on the spot market this month.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 4, 2018

And like the reefer and dry van segments, flatbed capacity has tightened after the ELD mandate went into effect. Flatbed freight out of Baltimore usually heads to the Northeast and Midwest, and the weather in those regions made those shipments more difficult. That pushed Baltimore rates up 10% higher last week as a result.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

That's normal, since it comes right after the end of Q1, when shippers are rushing to move freight before closing their books. That may have caused reefer trucks to spill over into van capacity out in Charlotte , with the extra competition driving down outbound van rates. Reefer freight has been gaining momentum.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

That's normal, since it comes right after the end of Q1, when shippers are rushing to move freight before closing their books. That may have caused reefer trucks to spill over into van capacity out in Charlotte , with the extra competition driving down outbound van rates. Reefer freight has been gaining momentum.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 2, 2016

Every region has at least one Hot Market for flatbed freight. On the East Coast, choose between Baltimore to the north and Raleigh to the south, or go from one to the other, with a TriHaul (triangular) route to replace the low-priced southbound leg. The lane from Raleigh to Baltimore paid $2.75/mile mile last week for flatbeds.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Combine all that with the tighter capacity that came about as a result of the ELD mandate going into effect, and you get higher rates out of nearly every major market for refrigerated freight. Just like with dry van freight , Dallas posted the biggest increases, with the average outbound rates up 13%.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 15, 2016

Freight markets are heating up in the Sun Belt. Flatbeds saw rising freight volume and rates in the Southwest and a handful of Southeastern markets. Flatbed freight is strongest in the Southeast region, but not in the usual locations. Outbound rates fell in key Northern markets, including Chicago , Denver , and Philadelphia.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Spot market capacity had already tightened in the weeks between Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Rates rose across the region, with shippers moving freight out of the way of the coming storm. Baltimore to Charlotte added 36¢ at $1.89 As you can tell in the Hot States Map below, demand for flatbeds was high across the Southeast.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 13, 2018

To get an idea of just how tight capacity has been, reefer truck posts on DAT load boards were down 9% last week compare to the previous week. Florida shows up as dark blue in the Hot States Map above, signaling tight capacity, but that's mostly confined to the middle and upper parts of the state.

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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. Nogales, AZ has been hot for freight, as well as Lakeland in central Florida.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2018

Reefer load counts stayed high through the second week of January, with temperature-controlled trailers being used in many areas to keep freight from freezing in the cold weather. Some of that capacity returned to the spot market last week, but the national average reefer rate is still a very high $2.70/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 256 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $60 billion in real transactions. Oil-related freight movements from Houston are definitely in a lull.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 13, 2017

Refrigerated freight was met with tight capacity last week, with the annual Roadcheck inspection blitz taking many trucks off the road. There was a big surge in reefer freight out of Elizabeth, NJ, though rates haven't responded yet. Miami to Baltimore was down 33¢ to $2.28/mile. Other Florida reefer prices tumbled.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 15, 2019

Despite an increase in freight volumes, national average rates slipped again last week for vans and reefers. We're also seeing the effects of extra capacity from the record numbers of tractors and trailers ordered last fall. National Average Freight Rates - April to-date. Miami to Baltimore jumped 29¢ to $2.00/mi.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 11, 2016

Reefer capacity is tight and getting tighter, which adds to pressure on van capacity and rates in the same markets. If you need to haul temperature-controlled freight out of the Southeast, you may be paying more for those trucks right now. Flatbed freight volume was disappointing last week, after a strong month of April.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 7, 2016

The calendar was a big factor, as shippers try to push freight out the door before the end of the fiscal year or quarter. Large carriers might still make all their scheduled deliveries, but they don't take a lot of exception freight when fewer drivers are willing to work. The load-to-truck ratio got a big boost last week, from 7.5

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 4, 2017

We don’t anticipate a lot of impact as far as long haul freight goes, since pickup and delivery can be adjusted to avoid the extra traffic on the 285 loop. The highway closure could affect freight going to and from the Carolinas and other points to the northeast, though. Eggs are usually cheap freight, though.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 3, 2018

Reefer markets continued to sizzle during the last week of June, as the end of Q2 and the upcoming 4th of July holiday added to pressure on freight rates. Truck load demand continued to outpace capacity in the Southeast, leading to higher prices out of Atlanta. Miami to Baltimore had an unexpected rebound, up 55¢ to $2.70.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2024

More Resources Home April 16, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices increased 69% to $6.17/kg

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 26, 2015

Flatbed freight availability dropped 13% on the spot market last week, after a one-week gain. Truck capacity increased, too, so the national average load-to-truck ratio declined from 12.8 Loads were not nearly as plentiful in Montana and Wyoming, however, so check outbound freight before taking a load into those states.

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