DAT Solutions

JULY 24, 2018

The Southeast saw lower rates last week, with prices declining out of Atlanta, Charlotte and Memphis: Atlanta to Charlotte plunged 45¢ to $3.15/mile. Memphis to Charlotte dropped 26¢ to $2.65/mile. Charlotte to Allentown was down 25¢ to $3.19/mile. Atlanta to Chicago fell 25¢ to $2.12/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 27, 2017

HOT MARKETS – Outbound rates rose by about 10 cents per mile last week in Atlanta , Charlotte , and Memphis , while Dallas rates added an average of 5¢ per mile. The lane rate from Charlotte to Allentown gained 24¢ per mile, to $2.83. Likewise, Memphis to Indianapolis rates moved up 17¢, to $2.32.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Individual markets and lanes also got a rate increase last week, including a handful of lanes originating in Philadelphia, Memphis and Charlotte: Philadelphia saw the biggest jump in average outbound rates, thanks mostly to a couple of lanes to other destinations within the Northeast. per mile from Charlotte to Buffalo.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Many of the destinations are in inland North Carolina markets, including Charlotte, and those lane rates are rising now. Rising prices Urgency to get freight from the Northeast into Charlotte ahead of the storm pushed rates higher: • The average rate from Buffalo to Charlotte was up 21¢ to $2.54/mile

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DAT Solutions

MAY 8, 2018

Retail freight is also rebounding after a lull, which we can see in the higher rates on the lane from Memphis to Columbus , OH, and others that are heavily influenced by retail shipments. Memphis to Columbus up 19¢ to $2.76/mile. Charlotte to Buffalo up 17¢ to $2.94/mile. Atlanta to Columbus up 17¢ to $2.14/mile

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 15, 2016

CHARLOTTE: Greenville, SC, is the most popular destination for loads coming out of Charlotte, but that's a short haul of 100 miles. MEMPHIS is right behind Charlotte in terms of load posts, but the load-to-truck ratio is slightly better for truckers. Demand for trucks is also high in Laredo, near the Mexican border.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

Memphis to Atlanta was up 13¢ at an average of $2.23/mile. The backhaul lane from Philadelphia to Charlotte added 15¢ to $1.46/mile, mile, which could be a reaction to the conditions in Charlotte -- more on that below. Rates out of Memphis were down after a strong drop in volumes.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

Memphis to Atlanta was up 13¢ at an average of $2.23/mile. The backhaul lane from Philadelphia to Charlotte added 15¢ to $1.46/mile, mile, which could be a reaction to the conditions in Charlotte -- more on that below. Rates out of Memphis were down after a strong drop in volumes.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 30, 2016

Hot Markets include Southeastern freight hubs like Atlanta , Charlotte and Memphis , plus Buffalo , NY. TriHaul of the Week, for Vans: Charlotte-Buffalo-Baltimore-Charlotte. Last week, van rates rose in both directions between Charlotte, NC and Buffalo, NY, to an average of $1.95 This week was no exception.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 30, 2018

Atlanta to Charlotte jumped up 29¢ to $3.36/mile. Memphis to Columbus added 27¢ at $2.84/mile. Philadelphia to Charlotte was down 11¢ to $1.67/mile, A sign of how bullish prices are out of Atlanta. A couple more northbound moves showing signs of summer: L.A. to Seattle was up 29¢ to $3.20/mile.

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AUGUST 31, 2017

For example, you can expect to see a lot more than the usual number of westbound loads on DAT load boards out of Atlanta, Charlotte and Greenville , SC in the next week or two. Buffalo to Charlotte added 20¢ to $1.88 Columbus to Memphis lost 10¢ of the previous week’s gain, back to $1.70 RISING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 25, 2017

Charlotte 3. All 5 had load-to-truck ratios that were above the national average, with Charlotte topping out at 6.1 Memphis to Columbus hit $1.89/mile, Memphis to Dallas also dipped▼9¢ to $2.09/mile. Load-to-truck ratios are highest for vans in the darker red areas on the Hot States Map above. loads per truck.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 23, 2016

Demand is also heating up in Memphis , and outbound rates there are on the rise. Charlotte is also trending up. Philadelphia – Outbound rates are rising in Philly, on the major lanes from this East Coast hub to Boston , Charlotte , Atlanta and especially Columbus. Outbound van rates are trending up in Charlotte , too.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 21, 2016

and in Memphis instead of Atlanta. Rates declined on most northbound lanes out of Atlanta and Charlotte last week. Memphis rates mostly held steady, and a 15¢-per mile spike on the lane to Columbus was a bright spot in an otherwise quiet week. DAT TriHaul of the Week: Memphis - Columbus - Gary - Memphis.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Memphis is right in the middle of a dark red patch on the heat map for truckload demand. in Charlotte. Memphis to Columbus, OH , rose 20¢ to an average of $2.52/mile, Memphis to Atlanta rates also rose 15¢ to $2.87/mile. Loads from Bloomington to Memphis paid $2.81/mile ratio in Atlanta and 6.0

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2018

Memphis to Charlotte was up 21¢ to $2.53/mile. Charlotte to Buffalo was down 17¢ at $2.69/mile. There was a rare spike on the lane from Boston to Allentown, PA , which was up 15¢ last week at $2.33/mile. Out West, Seattle to Spokane, WA , bounced back 15¢ to $3.05/mile.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

MEMPHIS has been relatively slow this year but appears to be turning the corner. Of the 13 major van freight markets tracked weekly in DAT Trendlines , only Memphis had an average outbound rate above $2.00/mile Instead, try the lane from Memphis to Atlanta, averaging $2.18/mile. Find out how to get more info like this.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 7, 2016

End-of-quarter and pre-holiday freight was even stronger than expected last week in Atlanta , Charlotte and Memphis , which were the top three markets for outbound loads on DAT load boards. Northbound lane rates continue to rise out of Atlanta, Memphis and Charlotte, for both vans and reefers.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

Rates were up in both Atlanta and Memphis , and prices surged out of Charlotte. Load volume doubled on the lane from Charlotte to the Lakeland , FL market area, boosting that rate by 38¢, to $2.65 One flatbed lane that did get more active after the storm was from Savannah to Charlotte , which jumped up 18¢ to $2.40

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DAT Solutions

JULY 5, 2017

Outbound rates in Memphis are up 14% for the month. Atlanta and Charlotte prices were also up by double-digit percentage points. Atlanta to Charlotte was a strong regional lane, up 16¢ to $2.85 TOP MARKETS: Prices jumped up out of Allentown , PA, last week, but the Southeast was the hot spot for van freight in June.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Memphis to Charlotte was up 9¢ to $2.53/mile. Charlotte to Buffalo also dropped 25¢ to $2.86/mile. Only two major van lanes were up more than 6¢ Buffalo to Chicago rose the most, up 30¢ to an average of $2.32/mile mile – rates in the opposite direction were down, though. FALLING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 17, 2017

In the South, volumes were up nearly 9% in Charlotte , but down 3% in Atlanta. Charlotte rates have also been trending upward. Atlanta to Charlotte rose 23¢ to an average of $2.40/mile. In Texas, Houston volumes rose 5%, but were down 3% in Dallas. Short-haul lanes were up, while long-haul lanes were down.

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AUGUST 20, 2015

Rates edged up in Philadelphia, Memphis and Seattle, but dropped in Buffalo, Chicago, Atlanta and L.A., Rates fell for vans in both directions between Charlotte and Buffalo last week, dropping the roundtrip average to $1.82/mile mile last week – that’s 28¢ more per mile than the Buffalo-to-Charlotte lane.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 29, 2019

Philadelphia to Charlotte added 10¢ to $1.60/mile. Memphis to Indianapolis dipped 16¢ to $2.01/mile. 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. Buffalo to Allentown bumped up 10¢ to $3.18/mile.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 3, 2018

More specifically, if you're looking for a load out of Houston, Dallas, or Memphis, you'll see higher rates. A few lanes had big gains last week: Charlotte to Buffalo , up 31¢ to $3.04/mile. Memphis to Indianapolis gained 22¢ to $2.58/mile. Houston to New Orleans got a 14¢ boost, to $2.93/mile.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 16, 2015

The recent bad weather in the Carolinas affected load posts in that region last week, but Charlotte has been number 1 in load posts for the past month. In the chart above, you’ll see that Lakeland is the top destination for loads posted in Charlotte, but Lakeland, FL, is no place for outbound reefers right now.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Charlotte has the second most load posts in the Southeast (9th in the country), with fewer trucks competing for those loads than in Memphis and Atlanta. Memphis still has an above-average load-to-truck ratio and is 12th for load volume. In the past 15 days, loads heading to Philadelphia are averaging $2.30

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 26, 2018

The Southeast region is also in play, with rates increasing in Charlotte and Atlanta. mile, followed by Memphis at $3.05/mile. Memphis to Indianapolis dropped 19¢ to $2.97/mile. The Stockton market also had a bump, and demand is strong throughout California. Los Angeles leads in the average outbound rate per mile at $3.09/mile,

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 27, 2017

We don’t normally see big changes on the lane rate from Charlotte to Chicago , but that one rose 28¢ last week to $1.78/mile. Columbus to Memphis adjusted down, since demand was higher going the other way – that lane dropped 15¢ to an average of $2.03/mile. Allentown to Richmond, VA , rose 38¢ at $2.91/mile.

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APRIL 4, 2017

Notable increases: Charlotte to Buffalo rates rose 15¢ to an average of $2.17/mile. Memphis to Chicago was up 11¢ to $1.77/mile. The tighter capacity led to a 21¢ spike on the lane from Lakeland to Charlotte at $1.68/mile. Most changes in price were slight, but the overall trend was positive. The lane from L.A.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 23, 2016

There's been a shortage of trucks in Arkansas , Mississippi and Alabama , and outbound rates are jumping in Charlotte , Atlanta and Memphis. One example: Charlotte to Allentown, PA lane rates surged 31¢ last week, to an average of $2.58 The whole southern band of U.S. Northbound lanes are doing especially well.

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DECEMBER 2, 2015

Rates trended up in Los Angeles, Rock Island, Cleveland and Memphis. As an added bonus, you bypass both Atlanta and Charlotte, with only 6 extra miles of driving. The national average flatbed rate was unchanged last week at $1.92 per mile, down 5¢ from the October average. This route takes you to Chattanooga for a reload.

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MARCH 7, 2016

Atlanta rates also slipped, although rates held up well in other regional hubs, including Memphis and Charlotte. There are lots of van loads in Chicago , but even more trucks are competing for them, so rates dropped. Philadelphia outbound rates edged up last week, on stronger demand. TriHaul: Chicago - Atlanta - Decatur - Chicago.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 30, 2016

FLATBED TRENDS: Load-to-truck ratios are high for flatbeds in the Southeast, but rates are drifting down in Atlanta and Memphis. HOT ROUND TRIP: Savannah to Charlotte and back, 500 miles at $2.57. HOT ROUND TRIP: Dallas to Houston and back, about 480 miles at an average rate of $1.92 per loaded mile.

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MARCH 6, 2019

Back East (and not a seaport) Buffalo to Charlotte bumped up 10¢ to $2.25/mi. Further south, Memphis to St. Seattle to Spokane also added 13¢, moving up to $3.38/mi. Also on the West Coast, Stockton to Salt Lake City moved up 17¢ to $2.52/mi. Falling Rates. Rock Island to Indianapolis dropped 53¢ $2.91/mi.

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APRIL 13, 2016

Three Southeast regional hubs are in the top four cities for load posts on DAT load boards: Atlanta , Charlotte and Memphis. The Southeast is hot for vans , and the map shows high load-to-truck ratios in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missisippi and Alabama.

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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. On the other hand, you can always find a load out. Chicago and Columbus are finally showing some signs of life after a few disappointingly quiet months.

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