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OCTOBER 4, 2017

Baltimore rates rose sharply after Irma, likely due to ocean cargo that was diverted from Miami and Savannah. The lane from Baltimore to Charlotte jumped up 60¢ last week to $2.22/mile, mile, but volumes are trending back down now. Rates are dropping on a handful of lanes heading INTO Baltimore, however.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Right now, retail and e-commerce are driving trends in the transportation industry, which has lifted van rates, but prices fell on a lot of the major reefer lanes. Twin Falls, ID, to Baltimore gained 24¢ at $3.26. Fresno to Baltimore fell 29¢ at $2.41/mile. McAllen, TX, to Atlanta rose 25¢ to $2.36. Falling Lanes.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 2, 2019

While van and reefer rates saw a decline in March compared to February, flatbed bucked the trend, making gains in both freight volumes and rates. On the other hand, flatbed prices trended down in a handful of key markets, including Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Cleveland, Pittsburgh , and Roanoke. Falling Rates.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

RISING LANES: While rates may not have changed drastically in the past month, one thing that’s stood out is the use of Baltimore as an alternative port for the Southeast: The lane from Roanoke to Baltimore averaged of $3.41 Baltimore to Charlotte added 36¢ at $1.89 per mile.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 2, 2016

In the Southeast, rates are rising in Atlanta and Charlotte , but Memphis outbound rate trends were mixed, with some lane rates increasing while others declined. The lane from Raleigh to Baltimore paid $2.75/mile Rates are up in Baltimore, too but the return trip to Raleigh doesn’t pay well – it’s only $1.55/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 26, 2019

Van trends. Seattle has been a more active market but rates are now trending down, even as Los Angeles starts to stabilize. Reefer trends. Lakeland to Baltimore was down 20¢ to $1.68/mi. The van load-to-truck ratio declined last week to 1.4 loads per truck. National Average Freight Rates - March to-date. Reefer: $2.19/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 21, 2017

WHAT'S HOT – Rates were on the rise last week in two Atlantic seaport markets: Baltimore and Jacksonville. per mile despite a downward trend. Instead, there were almost 50% more loads last week than the week before, and rates are holding up at the highest levels in two years. per mile, very close to Houston ’s $2.71-per

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 4, 2018

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. Over on the East Coast, the lane from Baltimore to Springfield, MA , surged 79¢ to $4.35/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 6, 2019

Lakeland, FL to Baltimore surged 85¢ to $2.86/mi. Miami to Baltimore gained 51¢ to $3.05/mi. Arizona - Both volumes and rates remained about the same from the U.S./Mexico Mexico border market of Nogales, AZ. Rising rates. Lakeland, FL to Charlotte jumped 57¢ to $2.62/mi. Miami to Boston added 62¢ to $3.09/mi.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

That's not something you hear all that often, but the national average flatbed rate has increased each week this month, while rates trended in the opposite direction for vans and reefers. Roanoke, VA , saw the biggest increases, but prices also rose out of Dallas, Fort Worth, Baltimore and Birmingham.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

for dry vans out of Allentown on November 28, and there were more van loads posted there than for either Philly or Baltimore. That was consistent with an overall trend during Thanksgiving week, as rates rose on lanes heading towards regional distribution centers near the largest cities.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 31, 2018

Outbound prices slipped lower for flatbeds in Baltimore and Savannah, which could be related to port traffic. Baltimore to Springfield, MA was down 61¢ to a still-high $4.57/mile. Flatbed rates declined significantly in a handful of lanes: Raleigh to Greenville, SC plunged $1.20 Cleveland to Harrisburg dropped 74¢ to $3.62/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 9, 2019

VAN TRENDS. In fact, van trends from Houston are much stronger than flatbed trends. REEFER TRENDS. Miami to Baltimore slipped 75¢ to a more-normal $2.13/mile. In the top 100 van lanes last week, rates moved higher on 41, while prices fell on 53 lanes. The other six held steady.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Atlanta rates were down in general, but the lane to Baltimore climbed to $2.95/mile The biggest declines for the month were on lanes out of Raleigh and Baltimore. Roanoke, VA, to Harrisburg, PA, surged to $3.41/mile. mile last week. Flatbed rates were down out of a handful of Sunbelt markets: Atlanta, Savannah, Fort Worth, and Phoenix.

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MAY 22, 2018

Miami to Baltimore dove 59¢ to $2.91/mile. Lakeland to Baltimore fell 46¢ to $2.93/mile. Major lanes out of Miami and Lakeland were down, with rates and volumes dropping steeply: Miami to Atlanta plunged 74¢ to an average of $2.38/mile. Lakeland to Atlanta dropped 57¢ to $2.40/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

That's a typical trend for this time of year, but volumes are starting to gather strength. VAN TRENDS. FLATBED TRENDS. Last week saw strong movements out of Baltimore, Fort Worth, Cleveland and Savannah. As a result, we saw continued decline in the national average rates for vans, reefers and flatbeds. loads per truck.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

As a result, rates fell on a couple of lanes out of Miami: Miami to Baltimore lost 39¢ at $2.05/mile, mile, and the cross-country haul from Twin Falls to Baltimore paid 34¢ less on average at $2.48/mile. Reefer rates out of Florida had been unusually high for a while, but volumes have started to back down.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 15, 2019

VAN TRENDS. REEFER TRENDS. Miami to Baltimore jumped 29¢ to $2.00/mi. National Average Freight Rates - April to-date. mile (2¢ lower than the March average). Reefer: $2.15/mile mile (2¢ lower than the March average). Flatbed: $2.37/mile mile (3¢ higher than March). But the news wasn't all good for volumes.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 20, 2016

One Southeast regional lane to avoid: Raleigh to Baltimore. mile, after a two-week surge, and you don’t want to be stuck looking for a load out of Baltimore anyway.  Rates out of Denver are trending up, but they’re still under a dollar per mile on the lane from Denver back to Stockton. Take a TriHaul instead.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 30, 2016

TriHaul of the Week, for Vans: Charlotte-Buffalo-Baltimore-Charlotte. If you take a load from Buffalo to Baltimore , for example, you add only 126 miles but you make 15¢ more per mile. Rock Island , IL outbound rates are declining, in what is usually a busy month for farm equipment and related freight from that market.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 10, 2017

Houston rates jumped up 3% higher last week, and prices out of California are trending up due to tomato production. Outbound rates in the Northeast are trending down, so the 9¢ bump on the lane from Allentown, PA, to Richmond, VA at $2.07/mile mile bucked that trend. The other 17 held steady week-over-week.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 2, 2017

and Stockton and van rates trending up out of Los Angeles. The slow and steady trend of more gaining lanes than falling took a step back last week. Central Florida is hitting peak season, and the lane from Lakeland to Baltimore added 24¢ to $2.24/mile. California produce should gain strength in the coming weeks.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 25, 2017

For van rates , rising lanes continue to outnumber falling lanes on a week-to-week basis, but it’s been a slow, long-term trend. There haven't been any significant downward trends in any major markets. Lakeland, FL, to Baltimore climbed 26¢ to $2.00/mile. Top 5 for van load posts on DAT load boards last week.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 8, 2018

Lakeland to Baltimore shot up 54¢ to $3.09/mile. All rates below include fuel surcharges and are based on real transactions between brokers and carriers. Huge increases out of Miami and Lakeland, FL : Miami to Boston surged 79¢ to $3.05/mile. Miami to Atlanta was another $3-plus lane, soaring 52¢ to $3.05/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 15, 2016

Even though van and flatbed rates lost 1¢ per mile last week as a national average, the underlying trends were strong. The national average rate for vans lost a penny last week, but the underlying trend was mixed. Regional trends for vans can be divided into two groups: South and North.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Reefer rates out of Miami also surged, and the lane to Baltimore added 54¢ to an average of $2.28/mile. Just like with dry van freight , Dallas posted the biggest increases, with the average outbound rates up 13%. The lane from Dallas to Denver shot up 53¢, to $2.58/mile. Ontario to Seattle was up another 62¢ to $3.62/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 3, 2019

FALLING Seasonally, we expect cold weather to lead to lower flatbed rates and volumes, and that was true for Baltimore last week. Tampa also enjoyed strong numbers in December, and the lane to Atlanta was up to $2.03/mile. Same for Harrisburg, PA , where volumes are down sharply compared to the summer months. Memphis to St. Louis fell to $3.48/mile

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DAT Solutions

MAY 11, 2016

California is also hot for reefers, with rates trending up in Ontario and Sacramento. The Midwest is quiet, however, with weak volume out of Rock Island, IL, as well as Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Baltimore to the east. Outbound rates are up sharply in Atlanta, as well as other markets in the region.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 17, 2017

Charlotte rates have also been trending upward. Lakeland to Baltimore surged 40¢ to $2.68/mile No major van markets made any big moves in one direction or the other last week, but outbound rates in Houston and Los Angeles have both risen by 5% over the past month. mile on average. Sacramento to Portland, OR was up 32¢ to $2.77/mile.

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JANUARY 7, 2016

The impact of these trends played out differently, depending on the equipment type and geographic location. Outbound rates increased for flatbed loads originating in Las Vegas , Rock Island , Houston , Oklahoma City , Atlanta , and Pittsburgh , but rates declined in Los Angeles , Dallas , Tampa , and Baltimore. loads per truck.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2018

The biggest drop last week was on the lane from Lakeland, FL, to Baltimore , which dropped 69¢ to $2.23/mile. to Phoenix dropped 33¢ but still averaged $3.35/mile. Ontario, CA, to Seattle tumbled 68¢, but also was still high at $3.50/mile. Miami to Elizabeth, NJ, also fell 54¢ at $1.90/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2017

Rates are still low in some places, but in general, things are trending upward. REEFER TRENDS. FLATBED TRENDS. The biggest gains were in Atlanta, Memphis, and Baltimore. Phoenix and Las Vegas volumes have been low, which is indicative of statewide trends in Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico.

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JUNE 20, 2017

Miami to Baltimore and Miami to Boston each fell an average of 22¢ per mile. In Florida, droughts and wildfires hampered the state's prime shipping season this year, which likely disappointed most carriers, brokers and shippers. Prices on lanes out of Miami continued to fall last week: Miami to Elizabeth, NJ was down 23¢ to $1.84

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JANUARY 10, 2018

Miami to Baltimore dropped 99¢ to $2.39/mile. Denver to Salt Lake City plunged 79¢ to $1.92/mile mile – high rates in Denver typically don’t last long. Los Angeles to Portland, OR, tumbled 50¢ to $4.18/mile. Lakeland to Charlotte lost 62¢ at $1.81/mile.

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JUNE 13, 2018

Miami to Baltimore rates tumbled 62¢ to $2.37/mile. Out West, California pricing continues to improve, with rates up 25% in the past month out of Sacramento. Miami to Atlanta fell 26¢ last week to $1.72/mile. Find loads, trucks and lane-by-lane rate information in DAT load boards , including rates from DAT RateView.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The lane to Baltimore lost 37¢ at just $1.30/mile. Green Bay to Joliet, IL , also took a 46¢ plunge to $3.75/mile. Miami volumes improved last week, likely due to imported crops at the port, but shippers and brokers didn’t have much trouble finding trucks.

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