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Major Freight Markets Saw Biggest Rate Surge of the Year

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Freight patterns showed increased retail trade ahead of Memorial Day weekend, and since some drivers finished the week up early ahead of the holiday weekend, capacity also tightened. In general, markets that feed into the Northeast were up, while Denver, Seattle , and rates coming out of the Northeast were down. Louis averaged $3.03/mile.

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Spot market demand heats up out West

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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.

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Van Rates Showing Signs of Recovery

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The darker states above have higher load-to-truck ratios, meaning there's less competition for freight in those states. Stockton, CA bounced back from a slow week, and the lane to Denver recovered â–²16¢ to an average of $1.87/mile. One is to look for a load from Memphis to St. Louis , which paid $2.36/mile