DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Sacramento to Portland, OR , dropped 41¢ to a still-high $3.23/mile The lane from Miami to Elizabeth, NJ , retreated from the off-season boost it got in the previous week, down 34¢ to $1.61/mile. Demand for potato shipments fell after the holiday, and rates on the Twin Falls, ID, to Chicago lane came back down to earth at $2.17/mile.

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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. TriHaul for Reefers: Atlanta - Miami - Tifton - Atlanta.

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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. Miami continued to ship lots of reefer roads, while Lakeland in the central part of the state joined the Florida parade.

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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. Miami continued to ship lots of reefer roads, while Lakeland in the central part of the state joined the Florida parade.

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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. Miami to Baltimore was down 33¢ to $2.28/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 22, 2018

Prices out of Miami and Lakeland plummeted, but the ripple effects also led to higher outbound rates in Atlanta , as prices adjust and demand shifts northward to Georgia produce. Major lanes out of Miami and Lakeland were down, with rates and volumes dropping steeply: Miami to Atlanta plunged 74¢ to an average of $2.38/mile.

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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

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

February is usually the slowest month of the year for spot freight, and declines in reefer rates have been sharper than in the van segment. There were a lot of dramatic shifts in load counts last week in the major markets for refrigerated freight, which led to some price swings. Miami to Boston dropped 32¢ to $2.53/mile.

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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. The load-to-truck ratio in the Miami market grew steadily last week, and hit 26.7 Miami to Baltimore jumped 29¢ to $2.00/mi. loads per truck. on Saturday.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 13, 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. Miami to Atlanta fell 26¢ last week to $1.72/mile.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

On the down side, Nogales, AZ, rates slipped lower, and Sacramento gave up the previous week’s gains in rates and volume. Miami rates also dropped 4¢ per mile, but rates and volume there may increase in the coming weeks, as ships full of South American produce are diverted from Houston to the Port of Miami.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Combine all that with the tighter capacity that came about as a result of the ELD mandate going into effect, and you get higher rates out of nearly every major market for refrigerated freight. Just like with dry van freight , Dallas posted the biggest increases, with the average outbound rates up 13%.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 2, 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. Lack of freight volume is hurting spot market reefer prices.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 7, 2016

Prices fell sharply in Lakeland, FL , and Miami , but there were big gains in Atlanta , Dallas , and near the Mexican border in Nogales, AZ. 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

MAY 4, 2016

The darker states above have higher load-to-truck ratios, meaning there's less competition for freight in those states. The Southeast continues as the best region to find reefer freight. Miami is the top market for reefer load posts on DAT Load Boards right now. Miami to Elizabeth, NJ , spiked 42¢ and paid $2.19/mile

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2018

Reefer load counts stayed high through the second week of January, with temperature-controlled trailers being used in many areas to keep freight from freezing in the cold weather. Prices continued to slide out of Florida and California , with the exception of Sacramento. Miami to Elizabeth, NJ, also fell 54¢ at $1.90/mile.

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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. Rates from Sacramento to Portland, OR rose 28¢ last week, to $2.97

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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. Reefer freight is also looking up , but geographic shifts are underway. Columbus is heating up, and loads from there to Philadelphia paid $2.65/mile

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Supply Chain Network

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Miami, November 2, 2017 —Ryder System, Inc. Ryder also plans to equip its maintenance facilities in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and San Jose, Calif. markets, as well as in the Chicago and New York markets, with the latest technology in commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging.

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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. Miami – Rates are way up on every major lane out of Miami.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 3, 2018

Reefer markets continued to sizzle during the last week of June, as the end of Q2 and the upcoming 4th of July holiday added to pressure on freight rates. California demand shifted northward to Sacramento , with rates up 9% – the lane to Denver jumped up 52¢ to $3.46/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 25, 2016

Chicago van freight has been weak this spring, and it’s not improving yet. Atlanta and Lakeland , FL are still the top two markets for outbound reefer loads, and rates rose out of Miami last week due to avocado harvests. California fruit and vegetables are ripening, and rates are trending up in Sacramento and Ontario.

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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. After interruptions caused by recent wildfires, produce was shipping out of Florida again, and the biggest rate increases were on lanes leaving the state: Miami to Northern New Jersey reefer rates were up 17¢ to $2.26/mile.

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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. Miami to Boston reefer rates were up 23¢ to $2.14/mile. Sacramento to Denver also added 30¢ at an average of $2.32/mile, Rains over the weekend thankfully brought some relief and aided firefighters.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. The orders are being fulfilled from about 160 Best Buy stores in markets that include Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington. Best Buy rolls out same-day delivery in 13 markets (Star Tribune).

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Parade

JUNE 17, 2019

Every freight brokerage uses one— or a combination of— four main booking structures: 1) Outbound region, 2) Inbound region, 3) ‘Carrier manager' model, and 4) ‘Free for All.' Freight Brokerage ‘Booking Structures’ 1: Outbound Region The outbound region model is also referred to as the ‘outbound state’ model.

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Parade

JULY 17, 2019

Every freight brokerage uses one— or a combination of— four main booking structures: 1) Outbound region, 2) Inbound region, 3) ‘Carrier manager' model, and 4) ‘Free for All.' Freight Brokerage ‘Booking Structures’. Therefore, freight brokerages need a great deal of load volume to optimize this model correctly.

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