DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

We’ve seen a big increase in van freight moving from Atlanta and Charlotte down into the state. Load counts also continued to climb out of Dallas and Houston, as Texas works its way back to business as usual. That includes the Dallas to Houston lane, which fell another 54¢ but is still high at $2.96/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 6, 2017

Together, the ratio and rates offer strong evidence yet that the freight recession is over. Houston to Oklahoma City was down 8¢ to $1.97/mile. Reefer freight is in transition. Meanwhile, the bulk of California freight has yet to hit the spot market. Rates could continue to rise.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 279 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $57 billion in real transactions. Changes in the ratio often signal impending changes in freight rates.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 2, 2018

As people in the Carolinas try their best to return to their normal routines, the freight markets have settled back down into typical seasonal trends following Hurricane Florence. Unlike with Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the impact from Florence on freight movements was mostly felt regionally.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 11, 2018

The ELD mandate, rising freight rates, and the impact of multiple hurricanes on the supply chain were among the topics readers were most interested in last year. Below is a list of the top 10 blog posts of 2017, from the DAT Freight Talk Blog. If you missed out on reading any of these posts during the past year, now is your chance.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 10, 2017

For van freight, we’re starting to see hot markets shift westward, with big rate increases out of Seattle, Los Angeles, Denver and Stockton, CA. Rerouted port traffic from Houston to Seattle after Hurricane Harvey may have added to demand for trucks in the area. That meant that fewer reefer trucks were competing for van loads.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Air freight Is Rising. Air freight rates have been a major story throughout 2021. kg, according to the Freightos Air Freight Index. Most importantly, the air freight index runs approximately one week behind, so the real impact of the Christmas Week Showdown—the immediate days leading up to the holiday, is still unavailable.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 11, 2023

Cargo Theft Increases in the United States Cities seeing a spike in freight theft include Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Savannah, Newark, New Jersey, Memphis, and Chicago. This cities are being targeted for their high population density combined with ports, warehousing, or rails leaving freight vulnerable.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Road closures halted shipments on major trade routes like I-10 between Houston, New Orleans and Jacksonville , and I-75 up from Florida to Atlanta. Demand for trucks will likely increase in the coming weeks, with FEMA loads and emergency freight heading to the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and the Carolinas.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 25, 2017

Hurricane Harvey is expected to hit South Texas, including Houston and the Gulf Coast, tonight or tomorrow morning, and it may remain in place for days. Harvey Will Affect Fuel Prices and Freight Transportation. Harvey will be the first major hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. in almost 12 years. Hurricane Harvey 2017.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 18, 2018

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 279 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $57 billion in real transactions. Chicago also slipped less than other major markets.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

In response to Hurricane Harvey, for example, JDRF and other organizations shipped more than 3,750 pounds of donated diabetes supplies to Houston (including 200,000 syringes, 50,000 pen needles and 20,000 alcohol pads) to help people with diabetes affected by the hurricane. Global air freight rises again in July: IATA (Reuters).

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2018

In the first half of the year, the spot market in Texas was boiling over, with not nearly enough trucks to cover the growing demand for freight. Demand also cooled out of Houston, the largest flatbed market in the country and the top market supplying Midland and its surrounding counties. What happened?

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 8, 2019

Refrigerated produce freight has been notably absent from the picture, so that likely has some reefers competing for van freight. National Average Freight Rates - April to-date. VAN TRENDS. Houston to Oklahoma City slipped 12¢ to $1.92/mi. REEFER TRENDS. Van and reefer rates continue to move sideways.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

A lot of the spot market freight volumes that were stalled in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey have started to come back. Last week, Houston's van freight volumes rebounded to 88% of pre-storm levels. That put even more pressure on freight rates, accounting for 3¢ added to the national average for each trailer type.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Current trends in freight can be explained by looking at the top ten contract markets by percentage of contract-spot mix. Top markets for van freight. Top markets for van freight. For van freight, the top two contract markets are in southern California. England depend on longhaul freight out of the West.

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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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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

Trucks can’t get in or out of Houston , which is a huge freight hub – it’s the number 1 source of loads for flatbeds, thanks to the oil and gas industry, and one of the top 5 or 6 markets for both van and reefer freight.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

February has been a strong month for flatbed freight. That's not something you hear all that often, but the national average flatbed rate has increased each week this month, while rates trended in the opposite direction for vans and reefers. Looking to move flatbed freight? The average rate out of Tampa hit $2.09/mile,

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

Although the situation on the ground is changing day by day, some trends can be identified which are likely to continue, or in some cases be exacerbated, for as long as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll. When it comes to air freight, global capacity is down 22 percent compared to last year, with further declines expected.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 14, 2017

That'll no doubt affect freight movements, with trucks banned from some highways in the Northeast while Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Virginia declare states of emergency. That led to a mixed bag, as far as a Rate Trend of the Week goes. That includes van freight, but it’s especially true for flatbed. lost momentum.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The recent decision by Japan’s three largest container companies to merge their shipping operations is yet another symptom of the volatility that is roiling the freight business. Achieving lower freight costs by switching to another coast might not be viable if the new transit time is too long. Vessel size is a further consideration.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 26, 2019

Flooding in the Midwest closed roads and rail lines, which will impact freight markets for weeks to come. There was also a major tank fire in Houston last week, which added further disruption. National Average Freight Rates - March to-date. Van trends. We may need to wait for April for real spring freight to hit.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 16, 2017

We expected the sizzling hot freight market to cool off a little, and it did. The decline is a normal seasonal trend, reflecting a change in the mix of cargo and lanes. NOT SO HOT - Volume dropped last week out of Dallas , Philadelphia , Elizabeth NJ, and Lakeland in Central Florida, but outbound rate trends were not consistent.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

At the beginning of the year, DAT Pricing Analyst Mark Montague declared that the freight recession was over. Since then, we've been in the middle of what's traditionally been the slow season for freight. But compared to February of last year, there's been more than a 100% increase in freight on the spot market this month.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 2, 2019

While van and reefer rates saw a decline in March compared to February, flatbed bucked the trend, making gains in both freight volumes and rates. Some of the lanes where rates increased last week included: Houston to Oklahoma City jumped 38¢ to $2.55/mi. Atlanta to Houston increased 26¢ to $2.33/mi.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

DAT 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. Truckload pricing also made some gains on the Houston to L.A. RISING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2017

The number of loads available on the spot market last month was also up more than 100% compared to February 2016, which is a pretty good sign that the freight recession really is over. Rates are still low in some places, but in general, things are trending upward. The freight market in L.A. REEFER TRENDS. FLATBED TRENDS.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 8, 2018

This would typically be a down time for freight, and while rates in July and August are lower than they were in June, they're still 25 to 30% higher than last year. Van volumes rose in key places like Atlanta, Los Angeles and Houston, which kept outbound rates stable those markets and could be an early sign that prices are turning a corner.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 3, 2018

That song is from "Carousel" and I started humming it under my breath as I sat down to write about last week's freight market. Looks like we won't have to wait until June for freight and rates to be "bustin' out all over" though, because rates are already heading in that direction. Houston to New Orleans got a 14¢ boost, to $2.93/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. Van rates were also trending up out of Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Reefer freight has been gaining momentum.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 23, 2019

After a strong first quarter, flatbed freight has slowed in April. 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.

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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. Van rates were also trending up out of Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Reefer freight has been gaining momentum.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 25, 2017

December was arguably the strongest month for freight in 2016. Spot market volumes still look strong, but contract freight has been a little slow. There's more freight moving out of Houston this month. Just like with vans, it may be a case of less contract freight moving, which has led to more capacity on the spot market.

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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. The spot market cooled in Texas , and outbound rates in Dallas and Houston have fallen more than 10% in the past month.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 3, 2019

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 279 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $57 billion in real transactions. Birmingham to Chicago surged to $2.36/mile

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2016

Spring has sprung, bringing a long-awaited upward trend in freight volume.and RATES!! But seasonal freight is coming soon, and it should provide welcome relief for carriers after a quiet winter. Dallas was pretty quiet, but demand is picking up in Houston and Laredo. For all trailer types!!! Not yet, anyway.

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