DAT Solutions
JULY 31, 2018
DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 270 million load and truck posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $57 billion in real transactions. Jacksonville to Miami increased 43¢ to $3.16/mile. Hot Markets.
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. Plenty of flatbed markets in the South and East experienced rising prices, including Birmingham, Tampa, Atlanta, Savannah, Raleigh, Harrisburg, Dallas and Phoenix. Rising Rates.
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DAT Solutions
MARCH 15, 2016
Freight markets are heating up in the Sun Belt. Flatbeds saw rising freight volume and rates in the Southwest and a handful of Southeastern markets. Flatbed freight is strongest in the Southeast region, but not in the usual locations. Four major lanes out of Raleigh had double-digit increases last week.
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. Flatbed freight was strong in March, and there was a spike in rates to close the month. Atlanta to Raleigh added 39¢ to $2.39/mile.
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. Flatbed freight was strong in March, and there was a spike in rates to close the month. Atlanta to Raleigh added 39¢ to $2.39/mile.
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.
DAT Solutions
MAY 31, 2017
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. Volumes in Birmingham are still soft, except for local freight. Rates on the top 100 van lanes showed the strongest surge of the year. mile on average.
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