PINC

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Coming into 2019, issues like the tariff wars, driver shortage, and rising freight rates were high on transportation managers’ radar screens. Freight rates have leveled off (and even retreated, in some cases). Reefer freight rates continue to drop, with a current national average of $2.14 per mile.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so trucks are still in high demand to move refrigerated freight. Just like with dry van freight , reefer capacity tightened in the first week of November, meaning that shippers and brokers had a harder time finding trucks to move those reefer loads.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2019

That extra capacity cut the national van load-to-truck ratio nearly in half. Plus, freight moves are less urgent at this time of year, so prices down were across the country. Denver to Houston was up 13¢ to $1.37/mile. Denver to Albuquerque was down 30¢ to $2.04/mile. Philly to Buffalo dropped 32¢ to $2.42/mile.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 13, 2018

That extra capacity has taken some of the pressure off of pricing. Freight rates have steadily declined since the Fourth of July, but they're still high. There isn’t much urgency for long-haul freight at this time of year, so a lot of shipping has moved over to rail. Dallas to Denver lost 25¢ at $2.59/mile.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

DAT’s Accelerated Freight Matching Launches with New Load Board App for Carriers and Paperless Onboarding Service for Brokers. R2 Freight & Logistics, Inc. Acquires enVista’s Capacity Solutions Brokerage Division. October Air Freight Demand Up 8.2% – Fastest Growth in 18 Months (IATA).

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

mile, down 2¢ DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 279 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $57 billion in real transactions. Los Angeles to Denver increased 19¢ to $3.40/mile.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Currently, this has not made a substantial impact on the freight market, but we are seeing signs that the industry is beginning to recover. Additionally, according to Freight Waves, “outbound tender rejections have increased week-over-week for the first time since the OTRI peaked at 19.25% on March 28.”. Midwest Logistics.

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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

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Load availability soared in places like Denver and Memphis. Both those markets are distribution hubs for e-commerce, which has stretched the traditional holiday retail freight season well into December. Winter weather in the Upper Midwest and Northeast is also leading to tighter capacity and higher prices in those regions.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 12, 2018

Last week was the annual inspection blitz, Roadcheck, which typically leads to tighter capacity and higher rates because a lot of truckers take that week off. This year, capacity was already tight from Memorial Day week, so the Roadcheck effect was even more pronounced. Roadcheck made it even harder to find trucks last week.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2018

West Coast van freight heated up last week, especially in the Los Angeles market. In mid-September, we were focused on evacuating the Carolinas and diverting trucks and freight away from Hurricane Florence. loads per truck, with areas of tighter capacity along the West Coast. Denver to Albuquerque got a 7¢ increase, to $2.18/mile.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2015

His specialties include supply chain solutions, transportation management, freight capacity sourcing and optimization, transportation technology, shipper and carrier relationship management, fleet and linear asset management, and network operations.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 14, 2017

That'll no doubt affect freight movements, with trucks banned from some highways in the Northeast while Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Virginia declare states of emergency. Spot market volumes remain strong, though, and if the winter storm leads to tighter capacity, we could be seeing some higher rates soon. mile on average.

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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. In general, markets that feed into the Northeast were up, while Denver, Seattle , and rates coming out of the Northeast were down. Out West, L.A.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 29, 2019

Although van freight volumes recovered following Easter week, it wasn't enough to boost the national average van rate, which remains at $1.81/mi. Darker colors on the Hot Market Map in DAT Rateview and the DAT Power load board show areas where truck capacity is tightest. Trucks had a tough time getting out of Denver. VAN TRENDS.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Capacity is still tight, though, and the need for pre-Christmas deliveries should keep reefer demand high for at least a couple more weeks or longer. Outbound reefer rates were generally down out of Chicago , but the lane to Denver rose 32¢ at $3.20/mile. The backhaul lane from Denver to Ontario, CA , edged up 22¢ to $1.62/mile.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 27, 2015

In fact, there were more load posts on DAT Load Boards from January through September 2015 than in any other year except 2014 -- which was an exceptional year in freight transportation. There are lots of loads, but capacity is also abundant, due to the low cost of fuel and a number of other factors. What's different this year?

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

To effectively track each state’s progress in reopening and how freight is impacted, we will publish a market update for the coming weeks as the country eases out of lockdowns. . Increases in volumes started climbing this week steadily but still down 10-15% year-over-year according to Freight Waves’ Sonar indexes. .

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 1, 2019

Van freight volumes did increase more than 6% in the last week of March, but there was enough capacity to cover the demand. Freight volumes were up more than 10% in Houston last week, with pushed prices up on several lanes. Several low-paying lanes showed rate increases last week: Denver to Chicago increased 11¢ to $1.23/mi.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

A lot of the spot market freight volumes that were stalled in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey have started to come back. Last week, Houston's van freight volumes rebounded to 88% of pre-storm levels. That put even more pressure on freight rates, accounting for 3¢ added to the national average for each trailer type.

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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

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. FALLING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Daily maps, along with detailed information on demand, capacity and rates for individual markets and lanes, can be found in DAT Power Load Boards and in DAT RateView ™ Last week was the first full work week following Labor Day. With the extra workday, van load posts rose 10.5% DAT TriHaul of the Week. for all loaded miles.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Contract carriers are busy with their regularly scheduled hauls, so a lot of the late-arriving freight gets tendered to brokers and 3PLs. The map depicts outbound load-to-truck ratios by state, for dry van freight. The load-to-truck ratio is a sensitive, real-time indicator of the balance between demand and capacity.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 25, 2017

December was arguably the strongest month for freight in 2016. Spot market volumes still look strong, but contract freight has been a little slow. That's means there are more trucks from big carriers available on the spot market, and the extra capacity pushed rates down on a lot of high-traffic lanes last week. HOT MARKETS.

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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. Stockton to Denver increased 10¢ to $2.08/mi.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 24, 2018

Volumes edged up, but that was outpaced once again by an increase in truckload capacity. A peek at the top 100 van lanes shows how evenly split the current freight trends are: Rates rose on 47 lanes, while prices fell on 48 lanes. The spot market was in something of a balancing act last week. The other five held steady.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Demand was soaring for retail freight, and the ELD mandate that had just taken effect led to a major capacity crunch. Falling rates Outbound rates were down in markets like Seattle , Denver and Philadelphia , places that are known for low prices. Denver to Los Angeles was down 16¢ to just $1.20/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

JUNE 5, 2018

In years past, Roadcheck has led to tighter capacity and higher rates, with some truckers taking the week off and others losing driving time due to the inspections. This year, rates are already elevated, and capacity is already tight. Last week included Memorial Day, and truck load demand outpaced capacity.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 13, 2017

Capacity was tighter because of the annual Roadcheck inspection blitz, and with the added pressure caused by this year's steadily increasing spot market demand, national average rates hit levels we haven’t seen in the past two years. For van freight, last week's national load-to-truck ratio was the highest it's been since mid-2014.

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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

JANUARY 29, 2019

There’s the normal seasonal slowdown that occurs around this time each year, but falling fuel surcharges and increased capacity in the spot market are adding to downward pressure on rates. And rates out of Denver are holding up, for the second week in a row. Denver to Oklahoma City rates rose 13¢ to $1.34/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 30, 2018

As a result, there were fewer trucks available last week, and the tighter truck load capacity pushed rates higher across much of the country. Increases in the number of inbound loads pushed prices down out of Denver and Philadelphia : Denver to Dallas fell 12¢ to just $1.15/mile. to Seattle was up 29¢ to $3.20/mile.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

February is usually the slowest month for freight, and carriers have been feeling the pinch on the spot market. Denver to Dallas lost 15¢ Dallas to Denver lost 13¢ Average roundtrip rate: $1.33 DAT rates are based on actual rate agreements between freight brokers and carriers, as recorded in DAT RateView.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2018

As expected, the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate has made trucks harder to find, while winter storms and truckers taking time off for New Year's Day made capacity even tighter last week. Denver rates were also up, while the rest of the West trended downward. Dallas to Denver dropped 22¢ to $2.58/mile. RISING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Also, rates might rise again in the final days of the year, as shippers move their last-minute freight before they literally close the book on 2016. Capacity could tighten up during the next ten days, too. There would be a second, smaller bump in October, as retail freight began to move from seaports to distribution centers.

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