BlueYonder

MAY 1, 2024

The 2024 North American Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024, was heavily hyped due to the number of major cities in its path including Dallas, Indianapolis, and Cleveland. A solar eclipse occurs exclusively during a new moon and is only possible because the moon is coincidentally 400 times smaller than the sun, but also 400 times closer to earth.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

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. The biggest drop-off last week was the lane from Grand Rapids to Cleveland , which plunged 54¢ to $3.16/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2019

Of course, for a lot of trucking companies, the work week can easily last six or seven days, but either way, one thing that the activity on the DAT Load Board told us last week was that pretty much everyone was back to working full time. Plus, freight moves are less urgent at this time of year, so prices down were across the country.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 9, 2017

Load posts edged down on DAT load boards , but national average rates rose 3¢ per mile for vans and flatbeds, while reefers added 4¢ Van Load Counts Stay Near All-Time High. Then 18% more flatbed loads moved last week than the week before, which is a surprise for this time of year. down 7¢ to 94¢ per mile.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2017

fell ▼9¢ to just $1.17/mile. The biggest spikes were on lanes out of Grand Rapids , but there aren’t a lot of loads on those lanes this time of year. Grand Rapids to Cleveland jumped up ▲50¢ to $3.34/mile. Even California joined the party last week, with higher than normal activity for this time of year.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

As far as pricing goes, we usually consider it noteworthy when the average outbound rate in a major van market moves up or down 2%, and last week might’ve been the first time that no markets fit that description. Denver to Phoenix is still a weak lane at $1.20/mile, It hasn't yet been enough to put pressure on rates, though.

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