DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The flatbed traffic from Houston and along the Gulf Coast that stalled after the hurricane is also getting back to normal. Las Vegas is a construction hub, and flatbed trended down immediately after Hurricane Harvey. Rates below include fuel surcharges and are based on real transactions between carriers and brokers.

Las Vegas 70

Las Vegas Baltimore Tampa Cleveland 70

DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Houston is the number 1 market for flatbed loads, and volumes have improved there, even though rates haven’t followed suit yet. Construction activity boosted rates out of Las Vegas : The lane to Los Angeles was up to an average of $3.31/mile. Las Vegas to Phoenix also jumped up to $2.97/mile.

Las Vegas 70

Las Vegas Los Angeles Supply and Demand North Carolina 70

DAT Solutions

JUNE 26, 2018

Some of the hot spots for flatbeds last week included Las Vegas and Phoenix in the West, and the Raleigh-Greensboro-Roanoke markets in the Southeast. Las Vegas to Phoenix rates exploded, rocketing up $1.44 Houston to Bismarck, ND jumped 76¢ to $3.14/mile. Houston to Oklahoma City slipped 52¢ to $3.44/mile.

Las Vegas 70

Las Vegas North Dakota Oklahoma City New Hampshire 70

DAT Solutions

MAY 10, 2017

Houston rates jumped up 3% higher last week, and prices out of California are trending up due to tomato production. Historically, Houston to Chicago is a low-paying backhaul lane, so it’s rare to see the price jump up 13¢, especially when rates and volumes are also up out of Chicago. While rates from Vegas to L.A.

Las Vegas 70

Las Vegas Los Angeles Houston South Carolina 70

DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Las Vegas to Sacramento averaged $3.19/mile. Houston prices have mostly been neutral, but the lane to Wichita, KS , fell to just $1.77/mile. Lots of major flatbed lanes were at or near $3/mile last week. All rates below include fuel surcharges and are based on real transactions between brokers and carriers. mile last week.

Las Vegas 70

Las Vegas Fort Worth Wichita Baltimore 70

DAT Solutions

JANUARY 3, 2019

Raleigh and Las Vegas made gains in the past week, while volumes have been above par for the month in Memphis and Houston. HOT MARKETS Savannah, GA , had a strong December, with flatbed rates up 11%. All rates below include fuel surcharges and are based on real transactions between brokers and carriers.

Las Vegas 70

Las Vegas St. Louis Memphis Freight 70

DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Texas mostly held steady last week, though volumes were off in Houston and rates dipped in Dallas. Out West, flatbed loads going from Las Vegas to Salt Lake Cit y rose 61¢ on average at $3.02/mile. Las Vegas to Los Angeles fell 71¢ to $2.48/mile,

Las Vegas 70

Las Vegas Los Angeles Freight Charlotte 70

DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Texas mostly held steady last week, though volumes were off in Houston and rates dipped in Dallas. Out West, flatbed loads going from Las Vegas to Salt Lake Cit y rose 61¢ on average at $3.02/mile. Las Vegas to Los Angeles fell 71¢ to $2.48/mile,

Las Vegas 70

Las Vegas Los Angeles Freight Charlotte 70

DAT Solutions

AUGUST 28, 2018

More loads are moving out of Cleveland and Houston, but the big surprise was a surge in volume and rates out of Roanoke, Virginia. Las Vegas to Los Angeles dropped 49¢ to $3.61/mile. The national average flatbed rate dropped 1¢ to $2.66/mile, mile, but it may trend up again before the month ends on Friday.

Las Vegas 70

Las Vegas Los Angeles Cleveland Raleigh 70

DAT Solutions

MAY 1, 2018

Last week, flatbed volumes surged 10% higher, led by Houston, Fort Worth and Cleveland. The oil industry has also fueled the Texas markets: Rates were higher last week out of Dallas and Fort Worth , while Houston held firm. Gains out of Las Vegas and Jacksonville, FL , suggest that construction equipment and material are on the move.

Fort Worth 70

Fort Worth Las Vegas Cleveland Seattle 70

DAT Solutions

MAY 30, 2018

Out West, Las Vegas has become a construction hub, and rates rose 15%. The lane from Vegas to Sacramento jumped up to an average of $3.22/mile, Houston rates have been largely neutral for the month, but one lane took a step back last week. on solid volume increases.

Las Vegas 70

Las Vegas Wichita Milwaukee Sacramento 70

DAT Solutions

JANUARY 4, 2018

Houston had the next-biggest increase at 3%. Las Vegas to Salt Lake City was up 28¢ to $2.71/mile. Flatbed freight out of Baltimore usually heads to the Northeast and Midwest, and the weather in those regions made those shipments more difficult. That pushed Baltimore rates up 10% higher last week as a result.

El Paso 70

El Paso Los Angeles Las Vegas St. Louis 70

DAT Solutions

JANUARY 7, 2016

Outbound rates increased for flatbed loads originating in Las Vegas , Rock Island , Houston , Oklahoma City , Atlanta , and Pittsburgh , but rates declined in Los Angeles , Dallas , Tampa , and Baltimore. The load-to-truck ratio got a big boost last week, from 7.5

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles Las Vegas Oklahoma City Supply and Demand 70

DAT Solutions

MAY 31, 2017

Volumes had the steepest declines in Atlanta and Houston , but Memphis van load counts spiked 13%. Houston to Oklahoma City rose 24¢ to an average of $2.04/mile. The lane from Houston to Chicago was up 17¢ to $1.94/mile. Atlanta to Memphis paid 22¢ better at $1.93/mile. Memphis to Columbus was up 17¢ to $1.94/mile.

Fresno 73

Fresno Los Angeles Memphis Freight 73

Deliv

APRIL 6, 2016

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Las Vegas 32

Las Vegas San Francisco Los Angeles Miami 32

DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2017

Load counts slipped in Houston , but that market has been relatively strong all winter long. The number of loads heading from Pittsburgh to Houston was down sharply, and rates came crashing back to earth at an average of $1.67/mile. It closed the week strong, too, and the load-to-truck ratio hit 5.6 on Friday, compared to the 2.9

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles Freight Memphis Las Vegas 70

DAT Solutions

AUGUST 13, 2015

Rates trended up in Houston, a major flatbed market, as well as secondary markets including Las Vegas, NV; Fort Worth, TX; Cleveland, OH; and Tampa, FL. Flatbed load availability dipped 2% last week , but the national average rate increased by 2¢ per mile on the spot market, despite a decline in the fuel surcharge.

Las Vegas 70

Las Vegas Fort Worth Tampa Cleveland 70

Deliv

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

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Las Vegas 32

Las Vegas San Jose San Francisco Los Angeles 32

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APRIL 8, 2016

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