DAT Solutions

APRIL 2, 2019

While the Lakeland, FL market was a big winner last week — gaining over 20% more volume — those gains were more than offset by a week-over-week slump in other major reefer markets, including Fresno, Nogales, Boise and much of the Midwest. Lack of freight volume is hurting spot market reefer prices.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 13, 2017

Refrigerated freight was met with tight capacity last week, with the annual Roadcheck inspection blitz taking many trucks off the road. There was a big surge in reefer freight out of Elizabeth, NJ, though rates haven't responded yet. Sacramento to Portland added 50¢ to 3.21/mile. to Portland, OR was up 45¢ to $3.33/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 7, 2016

The best news was out of Fresno , where volumes stayed steady from the previous week, even though last week was just a 4-day work week. Outbound rates tumbled in Sacramento , so you’d be better off hauling out of Fresno this time of year.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Lately, the spot market for refrigerated freight has looked a lot more like June than November. Fresh produce often drives the demand for reefer freight, and this year, wet fields and high summer temps led to late planting and lower yields out of California. Now, reefer freight seems to be everywhere.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 15, 2019

Despite an increase in freight volumes, national average rates slipped again last week for vans and reefers. National Average Freight Rates - April to-date. Freight volumes were up more than 20% in the Lakeland, Florida market, as well as in Sacramento and Fresno , California. loads per truck. Rising Rates.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 24, 2017

Freight out of Columbus is associated with retail traffic. More loads left Sacramento last week, too, but it’s still not a high-volume market at this point in the summer, so it didn't make a big regional impact. NOT SO HOT – Unfortunately, we still haven’t seen the volume we expected out of Fresno.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 23, 2016

Shippers and freight brokers are singing a Merle Haggard classic this week, to their van and reefer BFFs: "L.A. Van fleets are singing a song about California, where freight is strong and getting stronger. Fresno and Sacramento have lots of loads, too. What's your best state for freight this week?

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Even though rates are slow to respond, freight volumes are rising as we get closer to the fall holidays of Halloween and Thanksgiving. Most parts of California are shipping more loads, especially the Fresno market in central California. Offsetting this are declines out of Atlanta, Grand Rapids and Sacramento. Rising markets.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

That's normal, since it comes right after the end of Q1, when shippers are rushing to move freight before closing their books. Reefer freight has been gaining momentum. Shipments out of the Santa Maria District also pushed rates up out of the Fresno market. Out West, Sacramento to Portland gained 22¢ to $2.44/mile.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

That's normal, since it comes right after the end of Q1, when shippers are rushing to move freight before closing their books. Reefer freight has been gaining momentum. Shipments out of the Santa Maria District also pushed rates up out of the Fresno market. Out West, Sacramento to Portland gained 22¢ to $2.44/mile.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 24, 2018

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 179 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $45 billion in real transactions. The gains in California look longer-lasting so far.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 22, 2018

DAT load boards provides the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 179 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $45 billion in real transactions. per mile , while the reefer load-to-truck ratio got a 9% boost, from 8.5

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DAT Solutions

JULY 21, 2016

Load availability and rates dropped from the previous week, but rates are still well above June averages for van and reefer freight. For example, look for rates to rise in Fresno instead of L.A. , Rates also drifted down in Los Angeles , but volume is building in Sacramento , so that market may improve soon.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 14, 2016

Retail freight is driving rates up in Memphis and Columbus , especially on lanes heading into the Northeast. Reefer freight is also looking up , but geographic shifts are underway. Things are heating up in California, with lots of loads rolling out of Fresno , and a big rebound under way in Sacramento. mile last week.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

More loads left Fresno last week, too, but the volume hasn’t been high enough to change pricing very much. On the down side, Nogales, AZ, rates slipped lower, and Sacramento gave up the previous week’s gains in rates and volume. per mile, as freight volume out of Southern California continues to drop.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 2, 2017

Van load counts were already up big last week, with an uptick in freight moving out of L.A. Out of California , volumes were flat, with higher load counts out of the Fresno area offset by declines farther south. Sacramento to Denver slipped 14¢ to $2.17/mile. California produce should gain strength in the coming weeks.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 7, 2016

End-of-quarter and pre-holiday freight was even stronger than expected last week in Atlanta , Charlotte and Memphis , which were the top three markets for outbound loads on DAT load boards. Reefers were very active in Central California last week, as well, with increased volume from Fresno and a boost to outbound rates in Sacramento.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 25, 2017

Even though volumes were down in Florida , the wildfires and evacuations made it more expensive to move freight. The seasonal shift is now up to the Huron district in the Fresno market, which is expected to move about 650 loads of head lettuce a week. Sacramento to Denver also added 30¢ at an average of $2.32/mile,

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 23, 2016

Memphis is associated with consumer goods, including truckload as well as the LTL and package freight from FedEx and UPS. Atlanta is also improving, although there are a lot more empty trucks competing for those loads because of all the inbound freight. In Fresno, up in Central California, load volume increased but rates dropped.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Outbound rates increased in key California markets, including Sacramento, where rates rose 14¢ last week, to an average of $2.20 with a third leg that originates in Reno, Fresno, or a handful of other hot markets, as well. Other Hot Markets include Albuquerque, Grand Rapids and Little Rock. per mile last week. and Canada.

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