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Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 17, 2022

Fuel Prices, Tight Capacity Push Spot Rates Higher

Spot truckload freight hit new highs in January, nearly $1 a mile higher than a year ago, according to DAT Freight & Analytics, even as the number of loads moved dropped throughout the month.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 5, 2022

DAT: Spot Rates Start 2022 at All-Time Highs

Spot rates for truckload van freight and reefers reach record high averages the last week of December 2021.

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Newsby StaffNovember 24, 2021

Truckload Rates Hit Highest October Level

Prices for truckload services spiked to their highest levels yet in October, reflecting shippers’ willingness to pay a premium to move goods through their supply chains, according to DAT Freight & Analytics.

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ArticlesJuly 29, 2021

How the True Cost of Freight Shipping Affects the Carrier Market

An analytical look at consumer spending, the pandemic, and the spot market — where we've been, where we're headed, and what that means for owner-operators and fleets.

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Articlesby Jeff KauffmanMay 10, 2021

Truck Spot Rates Will Mirror 2011-2012 [Commentary]

While some have predicted a cliff-event drop in spot rates like in 2018, there is evidence that we may instead see more of a contract rate extended plateau, similar to what we saw in 2011-2012, Jeff Kauffman suggests.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicApril 15, 2021

Market Analysts Say Trucking Capacity Has Peaked

The trucking industry, and the supply chain as a whole, are in an upcycle, but analysts suspect that the industry has reached its peak.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2021

DAT: January Truckload Rates Fall

The DAT Truckload Volume Index, a measure of dry van, refrigerated and flatbed loads moved by truckload carriers, fell 2% in January from December 2020.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2021

DAT: Spot Rates Show Price Stability

Average spot truckload van and refrigerated rates were virtually unchanged last week, a sign of price stability after January’s declines, according to DAT.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2020

DAT: October Spot Market’s Record-Breaking Rates

Spot truckload rates for dry van and refrigerated freight hit another high in October, according to DAT Freight & Analytics, while average flatbed rates also increased compared to September, they did not surpass 2018’s highs.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2020

DAT Spot Rates Flatten in October

After surging for the last five months, spot truckload rates have gone flat according to DAT, with demand for trucks softening during the week ending October 18.

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