DAT Solutions

AUGUST 13, 2018

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. Los Angeles to Denver also lost 20¢ at $3.15/mile.

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Los Angeles Freight Denver Dallas 70

DAT Solutions

JUNE 12, 2018

Freight rates were relatively calm back when the full enforcement of the ELD mandate went into effect on April 1, as conditions had already settled into what’s feeling like the "new normal." Basically every major van freight market not named “Seattle” had higher rates last week, especially Houston, Columbus, and Buffalo.

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Freight Indianapolis Houston Los Angeles 70

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.

Freight 77

Freight Columbus Oklahoma City Los Angeles 77

DAT Solutions

JUNE 13, 2017

For van freight, last week's national load-to-truck ratio was the highest it's been since mid-2014. Rates were also way up on the lanes from Memphis to Indianapolis and Memphis to Dallas. to Denver rose 22¢ to $2.72/mile. Even Denver to Stockton was up 12¢ -- it still averaged just $1.21/mile, Out west, L.A.

Memphis 76

Memphis Denver Los Angeles Charlotte 76

DAT Solutions

JANUARY 29, 2019

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 256 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $60 billion in real transactions. And rates out of Denver are holding up, for the second week in a row.

Los Angeles 74

Los Angeles Oklahoma City Denver Philadelphia 74

DAT Solutions

MAY 2, 2017

Van load counts were already up big last week, with an uptick in freight moving out of L.A. The top 4 were the same as last week – Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston and Dallas – but Indianapolis edged out Memphis for the no. Denver to Albuquerque rose 10¢ for an average of 1.76/mile. RISING LANE RATES.

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles Fresno Denver Oklahoma City 70

DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 256 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $60 billion in real transactions. Dallas to Denver fell 10¢ to $2.03/mi. Rising Rates.

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles St. Louis Cleveland Seattle 70