DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Rates are rising from Seattle to California, but otherwise the picture is weak for pricing. Traditional backhaul markets like Denver and Seattle held up, and Los Angeles continued to see price increases over the past month. Columbus to Allentown fell 20¢ to $3.29/mile. Rates declined on 68 of the top 100 lanes.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Other West Coast markets with rising rates include Seattle and Stockton. On the down side, there were fewer loads moving out of Columbus and Chicago last week, but outbound rates remain strong in the Midwest.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 28, 2018

Rates out of Denver took the biggest jump last week, followed by Columbus, Ohio. In the past month, Buffalo and Seattle have been gaining strength, too. Columbus to Buffalo rates rocketed up 23¢ to $3.86/mile. Seattle to Spokane added 15¢ to $3.67/mile. Seattle to Eugene pulled back 14¢, to $2.96/mile.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 14, 2019

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The exception was Seattle. Not many big increases last week: The biggest was Columbus to Buffalo , up ▲15¢ to $3.24/mile. Seattle to Los Angeles is a backhaul lane, which means that the rates is typically much higher going the opposite direction, but the southbound direction gained 14¢ to average $1.47/mile.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Retail shipments pushed rates higher out of Columbus, and Seattle pricing improved, offsetting some of the falling rates in California. Columbus to Buffalo , up 31¢ to $3.99/mile. Philadelphia to Columbus , up 20¢ to $1.84/mile. Out West, Seattle to Spokane rose 31¢ to $3.78/mile. Rising lanes.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles and Seattle had slight bumps up in pricing, but nothing exceptional. No lanes in the Top 100 rose by more than 10¢ per mile: Memphis to Columbus increased 9¢ to $1.96/mi. Just a handful of lanes fell more than 10¢ cents per mile: Seattle to Eugene,OR, dropped 15¢ to $2.35/mi. Rising rates.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

Buffalo to Columbus was up 44¢ at $2.51/mile. Los Angeles to Seattle rose 31¢ to $3.18/mile. In general, rates were down out of Seattle because of declines on high-volume lanes going to California, but a couple of lower-volume lanes were up big: Seattle to Salt Lake City gained 36¢ to $2.76/mile.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Atlanta , Allentown , PA; Columbus , OH; and Philadelphia also posted big increases. Van rates on the lane from Columbus to Allentown shot up 30¢ to an average of $3.87/mile. A couple of big increases on the West Coast: Seattle to Salt Lake City rebounded 29¢ to $2.40/mile. RISING LANES. FALLING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 15, 2018

On the top 100 van lanes, the biggest jump was on the intrastate lane from Seattle to Spokane, WA, up 20¢ to $3.13/mile. Lower prices out of Columbus , OH, balanced against higher rates on some inbound lanes. Atlanta to Columbus rates rose 18¢ to $2.32/mile, Columbus to Buffalo fell 25¢ at $3.70/mile

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 17, 2017

There were some big drops in prices out of Seattle , but outbound rates there are still abnormally high. For example, Seattle to Salt Lake City still averages $2.35/mile. Others were down, though: Seattle to Eugene, OR , which fell 51¢ but still averaged $2.63/mile. Seattle to Stockton, CA , was down 32¢ to $1.64/mile.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Prices on a number of lanes out of Seattle and Stockton, CA , spiked again last week. There were huge spikes on a couple lanes heading inbound to Salt Lake City: Seattle to Salt Lake City surged up to an average of $3.19/mile Stockton to Seattle gained 31¢ at $2.89/mile. Stockton to Seattle gained 31¢ at $2.89/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 26, 2019

The Columbus and Chicago markets have both been big losers during March, a month which normally sees the Midwest come back to life. Seattle has been a more active market but rates are now trending down, even as Los Angeles starts to stabilize. Seattle to Eugene fell 28¢ to $2.37/mi. Falling rates. Falling rates.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 17, 2018

Columbus, OH, to Buffalo , down 53¢ to an average of $3.71/mile. Atlanta to Columbus , down 48¢ to $2.53. Memphis to Columbus , down 46¢ to $2.92. Columbus to Memphis , down 44¢ to $1.93. Memphis to Chicago , down 38¢ to $2.88.

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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. Atlanta to Columbus up 17¢ to $2.14/mile Atlanta to Columbus up 17¢ to $2.14/mile

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Last week’s biggest increase was on the lane from Columbus to Buffalo, up 30¢ more for an average of $3.46/mile. Most of the other big jumps were on lanes out of Chicago and Los Angeles: Chicago to Columbus was up 20¢ at $3.36/mile. Seattle to Eugene, OR had the biggest decline, down 26¢ to $2.26/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2018

The biggest increase was on the lane from Columbus to Buffalo, which rose 48¢ to $3.69/mile, mile, but that wasn’t enough to offset the 59¢ drop in the Buffalo to Columbus direction. Seattle rates continued to slide from previous peaks, with a couple big drops last week: Seattle to Eugene, OR , plunged 95¢ to $2.69/mile.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Memphis to Columbus, OH , rose 20¢ to an average of $2.52/mile, The two exceptions were Buffalo and Seattle , which are relatively lower-volume markets. Seattle to Spokane came back down 23¢ to $2.90/mile. Like we were saying earlier, van rates on the lane from Memphis to Columbus were up big last week at $2.52/mile.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2017

Rates rose in Philadelphia, Buffalo and Seattle , since nearby agricultural areas were keeping reefers busy. Columbus, OH, had spikes on a pair of lanes shipping into the Northeast, which is unusual for this time of year: Columbus to Buffalo was up 17¢ to $2.79/mile. Columbus to Allentown, PA , added 17¢ at $2.88/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 12, 2018

Basically every major van freight market not named “Seattle” had higher rates last week, especially Houston, Columbus, and Buffalo. Columbus to Chicago rose 22¢ to $2.62/mile, Seattle to Spokane also dropped 10¢ but still averaged $3.20/mile. Memphis to Indianapolis jumped up 25¢ to $3.08/mile,

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DAT Solutions

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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DAT Solutions

APRIL 22, 2019

Columbus to Buffalo rose 14¢ to $2.80/mi. LA to Seattle added 10¢ to $2.27/mi. Freight volumes dropped in Houston, Buffalo, Chicago and Columbus. Atlanta to Philadelphia jumped 17¢ to $2.10/mi. Denver to Dallas gained 10¢ to $1.24/mi. Falling rates. Buffalo to Charlotte fell 20¢ to $1.93/mi.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 30, 2018

Atlanta also continues to gain strength: Atlanta to Columbus, OH , surged 39¢ to an average of $2.58 – that’s higher than the average rate in the southbound direction, which usually pays more. to Seattle was up 29¢ to $3.20/mile. to Seattle was up 29¢ to $3.20/mile.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Denver’s outbound average was up 6%, while retail freight pushed rates higher out of Columbus, OH. Seattle to Spokane jumped up 50¢ to $3.67/mile. Seattle to Spokane jumped up 50¢ to $3.67/mile. Columbus to Buffalo rates rose 19¢ more at an average of $3.81/mile. RISING LANES. FALLING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Up in the Pacific Northwest, the intrastate lane from Seattle to Spokane climbed 23¢ to $3.14/mile. The off season for retail has led to some steep declines on lanes going into markets that serve the Northeast: Columbus, OH, to Buffalo, NY , dropped 42¢ last week to $3.42/mile. Columbus to Allentown fell 23¢ to $3.56.

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DAT Solutions

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. Columbus to Buffalo dropped 14¢ to $3.63/mile. FALLING RATES.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2018

Big increases on regional lanes: There was a major jump in rates on the Columbus, OH, to Buffalo, NY , lane, which rose 53¢ to an average of $3.90 /mile. Out West, Seattle to Spokane, WA , bounced back 15¢ to $3.05/mile. Out West, Seattle to Spokane, WA , bounced back 15¢ to $3.05/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 22, 2018

Los Angeles to Seattle increased 15¢, to $2.90/mile. Some of the lanes that lost ground last week included: Atlanta to Columbus dropped 15¢ to $2.18/mile. Seattle to Eugene, OR was down 11¢ to $2.44/mile. Charlotte to Chicago bounced up 22¢, to $2.18/mile. Denver to Stockton fell 13¢ to $1.46/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 2, 2018

Memphis to Columbus also rose 37¢ to $3.49/mile Farther north, Columbus to Allentown, PA , was up 28¢ to $3.83/mile. Pricing was stable out of Houston and Seattle , which counts as "cold" compared to the rest of the market. Memphis to Indianapolis climbed 37¢ to an average of $3.34/mile. Not many declines.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 30, 2018

to Atlanta and Seattle , however. Prices between Columbus, OH, and Buffalo, NY, fell in both directions. Columbus to Buffalo fell 18¢ to land at $3.45/mile. Buffalo to Columbus dropped 19¢ to $2.01/mile. Truckers stepped up, to move 35% more loads last week on six of the busiest lanes out of L.A.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 5, 2017

Rates on the lane to Seattle rose 22¢ to an average of $2.85 improvements out of Columbus caused rates on the Atlanta to Columbus lane to dip 17¢ to $2.23 Stockton , CA, rebounded after weather hampered shipments the week before. Other declines were minor, and barely worth mentioning.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 16, 2018

Buffalo to Columbus rates rose 47¢ to an average of $2.41/mile. Columbus to Allentown climbed 32¢ to $4.11/mile. 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. Rates out of Buffalo, NY got an 8% bump.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Prices in Chicago, Columbus, Seattle, and Philadelphia are all higher than they were a month ago. Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, and Joliet, IL , were all in the top 10 for load posts on DAT Load Boards last week. Rates on the lane from Columbus to Buffalo rose 27¢ and paid $2.76/mile mile on average.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 8, 2018

RISING RATES Buffalo and Seattle made big gains last week, with rates up 6% and 4% respectively. Not all lanes into Buffalo were up: Rates to there from Columbus fell 17¢ but still averaged $3.54/mile. All rates below include fuel surcharges and are based on real transactions between brokers and carriers.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The Pacific Northwest moved counter to the national trend in August, and van rates out of Seattle jumped up 5% last week. Pricing in the Midwest was also more stable than in other parts of the country, with outbound rates from Chicago and Columbus, OH , mostly holding steady for the month.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2018

Reefer volumes also rose sharply on the lane from Philadelphia to Columbus , and the average rate rose 42¢ to $2.97/mile. Ontario, CA, to Seattle tumbled 68¢, but also was still high at $3.50/mile. McAllen to Atlanta soared 58¢ to an average of $3.43/mile. mile, up 42¢ on strong volume.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 9, 2019

Seattle rates continue to fall seasonally, slipping another 4% lower last week. Seattle to Eugene, OR dropped 40¢ to $2.61/mile. Columbus to Buffalo was down 39¢ to $3.28/mile There may be shipments of support supplies needed prior to construction materials for the oilfields and pipelines.

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