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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Almost all lanes out of Seattle had falling prices: Seattle to Spokane returned to its prior level, dropping 30¢ to $3.24/mile. Seattle to Salt Lake City fell 17¢ to $1.70/mile. Seattle to Los Angeles was down 16¢ to $1.20/mile. Lakeland, FL to Charlotte gained 19¢ to $1.65/mile. Falling Rates.

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JULY 24, 2018

Some of last week's lanes with rising prices included: Rates from Seattle to Stockton, CA , added 17¢ to an average of $1.49/mile, 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. Rising Lanes.

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APRIL 1, 2019

Seattle to Eugene, OR regained 13¢, rising to $2.51/mi. In the East, rates are still falling on many lanes, including: Buffalo to Charlotte fell 15¢ to $2.12/mi. Charlotte to Lakeland, FL moved down 13¢ to $2.33/mi. Denver to Phoenix gained 10¢ to $1.32/mi. Dallas to Chicago bumped up 10¢ to $1.26/mi.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

RISING RATES Buffalo and Seattle made big gains last week, with rates up 6% and 4% respectively. Buffalo to Charlotte gained 27¢ to $2.56/mile. FALLING RATES Outbound rates were down quite a bit from Memphis , Dallas and Charlotte. On a lane-by-lane basis, all the big increases were on trips in and out of Buffalo.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Almost all lanes out of Seattle had falling prices: Seattle to Spokane returned to its prior level, dropping 30¢ to $3.24/mile. Seattle to Salt Lake City fell 17¢ to $1.70/mile. Seattle to Los Angeles was down 16¢ to $1.20/mile. Lakeland, FL to Charlotte gained 19¢ to $1.65/mile. Falling Rates.

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MARCH 6, 2019

Seattle is the closest U.S. Outbound volumes from Seattle were up by double digits. Those increases in truck freight were small compared to Seattle’s, which tells us that we could see a surge of van freight out of California this week and next. Seattle to Salt Lake City gained 13¢ to $1.84/mi. Falling Rates.

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MAY 30, 2018

Atlanta to Charlotte jumped up 29¢ to $3.36/mile. to Seattle was up 29¢ to $3.20/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. Memphis to Columbus added 27¢ at $2.84/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 Seattle to Spokane rates fell 11¢, to $2.67 RISING LANES.

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AUGUST 21, 2018

RISING RATES Although outbound prices were down in most markets, rates did rise on a handful of regional lanes: Seattle to Eugene, OR jumped up 13¢ to $3.10/mile. Here are a few examples: Los Angeles to Seattle fell 13¢ at $2.92/mile. Charlotte to Buffalo fell 23¢ to $2.72/mile. FALLING RATES.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

Charlotte to Buffalo , up 52¢ to $2.59/mile. Same for Atlanta , with the lane to Charlotte up 23¢ to $2.74/mile. Los Angeles to Seattle was down 14¢ to $2.65/mile. Apparently, carriers don’t want to go to Buffalo right now, so shippers and brokers had to pony up to get loads delivered there.

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MARCH 7, 2018

Memphis to Charlotte was up 21¢ to $2.53/mile. Out West, Seattle to Spokane, WA , bounced back 15¢ to $3.05/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.

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MAY 22, 2018

Charlotte to Chicago bounced up 22¢, to $2.18/mile. Los Angeles to Seattle increased 15¢, to $2.90/mile. Seattle to Eugene, OR was down 11¢ to $2.44/mile. Also: Atlanta to Chicago jumped 23¢, to $2.26/mile. Some of the lanes that lost ground last week included: Atlanta to Columbus dropped 15¢ to $2.18/mile.

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JULY 5, 2017

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 Rates on the lane to Seattle rose 22¢ to an average of $2.85 Outbound rates in Memphis are up 14% for the month. per mile.

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JUNE 5, 2018

Two lanes out of Stockton also saw big increases: Stockton to Seattle surged 42¢ to $3.41/mile. Stockton to Seattle increased 22¢ to $3.26/mile. Buffalo to Charlotte dropped 17¢ to $2.02/mile. Dallas to Denver increased 23¢ to $3.04/mile. Strong inbound volumes to the Northeast kept rates down in that region.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Volumes also rose in Seattle , with more stable pricing after a month of sharp declines. Memphis to Charlotte was up 9¢ to $2.53/mile. Charlotte to Buffalo also dropped 25¢ to $2.86/mile. A big swath of the country saw falling van rates last week. The one exception was in Buffalo. RISING LANES. FALLING LANES.

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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. A couple of big increases on the West Coast: Seattle to Salt Lake City rebounded 29¢ to $2.40/mile. Seattle was the only market where the average outbound rate declined last week.

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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 Stockton to Seattle also added 15¢ for $2.18/mile. Out of California, the lane from Ontario to Seattle was up 30¢ to $2.35/mile. Top 5 for van load posts on DAT load boards last week.

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MAY 8, 2018

Charlotte to Buffalo up 17¢ to $2.94/mile. Seattle to Spokane down 15¢ at $2.93/mile. Atlanta to Columbus up 17¢ to $2.14/mile mile – rates fell that amount on the opposite direction, though. Atlanta to Philadelphia up 14¢ at $2.95/mile. Philadelphia to Boston down 17¢ to $3.81/mile.

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APRIL 29, 2019

Average outbound rates moved up in Los Angeles , Dallas , Charlotte and Buffalo. Seattle to Los Angeles also rose 6¢ to $1.28/mi. Last week five of the six top van markets had rising volumes, with Houston and Stockton, CA growing by double digits. Overall, the West fared better than the rest of the country. Rising rates.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

Rates rose out of Buffalo and Seattle. HOT ROUND TRIP: Savannah to Charlotte and back, 500 miles at $2.57. Washington State has apples and onions, so you can find loads from Spokane to Seattle and back. HOT ROUND TRIP: Spokane to Seattle and back, 560 miles at an average of $2.82 per loaded mile.

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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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JULY 12, 2017

Lanes shipping into the Northeast were also up: Rates on the lane from Charlotte to Buffalo rose 21¢ to $2.92/mile. Outbound rates were down in Stockton, CA , and the lane to Seattle lost ▼18¢ at $2.67. The rates below include fuel surcharges and are averages based on real transactions between brokers and carriers.

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JULY 12, 2017

One example was the lane from Lakeland to Charlotte , which plunged 66¢ to $1.63/mile. Similar to vans, most of the big shifts in pricing happened in the Midwest and East Coast, but Ontario, CA, to Seattle fell 37¢ to $2.59/mile.

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APRIL 22, 2019

LA to Seattle added 10¢ to $2.27/mi. Buffalo to Charlotte fell 20¢ to $1.93/mi. Columbus to Buffalo rose 14¢ to $2.80/mi. Denver to Dallas gained 10¢ to $1.24/mi. Falling rates. All the major van markets lost volume last week, as many shippers and receivers ran on a reduced schedule on Good Friday.

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OCTOBER 21, 2015

Rates trended downward in the Southeast, with prices falling in Charlotte and Atlanta. Seattle was a hot market for vans in the past month , but it cooled off last week, and outbound rates dropped. If you’re stuck in Seattle and you need to get back to L.A., Outbound rates remained strong in Los Angeles and Chicago.

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JANUARY 10, 2018

Ontario, CA to Seattle was up 59¢ to $4.18/mile. Lakeland to Charlotte lost 62¢ at $1.81/mile. Nogales, AZ , was the only produce-shipping market to post any big rate increases last week, as many others were down significantly. Nogales to Los Angeles surged to $3.36/mile. Out of Texas, McAllen to Atlanta rose 48¢ to $2.86/mile.

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APRIL 24, 2018

Philly to Charlotte fell 17¢ at $1.87/mile. Out West, Seattle to Eugene, OR , dropped 17¢ to $2.56/mile. You can still find the lingering effects of the winter slowdown in Chicago , Philadelphia , and Allentown, PA. Chicago to Los Angeles was back down 27¢ to just $1.49/mile.

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APRIL 17, 2018

Charlotte to Buffalo rose 20¢ to $2.98/mile. Out West, the lane from Seattle to Eugene, OR , gained 22¢ at $2.72/mile. Rates were down out of Buffalo, but prices jumped up on a couple inbound lanes: Columbus, OH, to Buffalo was up 24¢ to an average of $3.84/mile.

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JUNE 20, 2017

The lane from Los Angeles to Seattle also rose by double digits, up 15¢ to an average of $2.69 Charlotte to Atlanta also lost 11¢, to $2.25 Prices continue to fall out of Florida , as the inbound lane from Atlanta to Lakeland in the central part of the state also hit a new high, rising 22¢ to $2.74

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

in Charlotte. The two exceptions were Buffalo and Seattle , which are relatively lower-volume markets. Seattle to Spokane came back down 23¢ to $2.90/mile. Memphis is right in the middle of a dark red patch on the heat map for truckload demand. ratio in Atlanta and 6.0

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

Seattle had been riding high for the past 4 to 6 weeks, but outbound rates slipped last week. Reefer load posts spiked in Charlotte last week ahead of Hurricane Matthew. Rates are still elevated on long-haul lanes heading east from L.A. , due to the fallout from the Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy. to Elizabeth, NJ hit $1.74/mile.

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APRIL 4, 2017

Notable increases: Charlotte to Buffalo rates rose 15¢ to an average of $2.17/mile. The biggest dip was 8¢ on the lane from Seattle to Eugene, OR , which paid $2.05/mile The tighter capacity led to a 21¢ spike on the lane from Lakeland to Charlotte at $1.68/mile. The other 10 were neutral. The lane from L.A.

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JUNE 23, 2016

On the downside, Seattle and Denver are usually tough places to find loads, and last week they got worse. There's been a shortage of trucks in Arkansas , Mississippi and Alabama , and outbound rates are jumping in Charlotte , Atlanta and Memphis. The lane from L.A. to Phoenix got a 14¢ raise last week, to $2.61 loads per truck.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Baltimore to Charlotte added 36¢ at $1.89 Reno to Seattle was down 40¢ for an average of $2.27 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

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Prices in Chicago, Columbus, Seattle, and Philadelphia are all higher than they were a month ago. Outbound rates were down in Buffalo, and a couple inbound lanes also paid less: The lane from Charlotte was down 28¢ to $1.90/mile. Texas volumes have improved , and outbound rates were up the major van lanes from Dallas.

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JANUARY 16, 2018

To the south, Charlotte rates rose 4%. Seattle and Stockton, CA have both weakened in January as well, but there are still a lot of markets where the average outbound rate is well above the $2/mile mark. It’s hard for trucks to stay on schedule in a snowstorm, and winter weather pushed rates higher in the Northeast last week.

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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. Top risers: Seattle isn’t in the top-20 for load volume, but outbound van rates there are up 13% in the past month thanks to increased port traffic. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.

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