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Newsby Evan LockridgeOctober 15, 2014

Spot Market Freight Rates Hardly Improve Over Previous Week

Rates on the spot freight market gained little ground if any, according to the latest weekly roundup of activity from the freight matching service provider DAT Solutions.

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NewsOctober 14, 2014

Spot Market Freight Rates, Volume Jump in September from Year Ago

Spot freight has seen 14 consecutive months of year-over-year peaks, according to DAT, but in a typical seasonal trend, freight availability declined 5.5% in September compared with August.

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NewsOctober 2, 2014

As Fuel Declines, Truckload Rates Remain Steady

As fuel costs fell last week, truckload rates remained steady across all major equipment types, according to a report by DAT.

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NewsSeptember 24, 2014

Spot Market Freight Rates Dip from a Week Ago

Spot market freight rates have slipped as the number of loads available to haul also fell, according to the freight matching service provider DAT.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeSeptember 17, 2014

Spot Freight Rates Gain in Latest Weekly Report

Freight rates on the spot market posted solid gains over the past week as the number of loads available has moved higher and capacity has jumped.

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NewsSeptember 16, 2014

DAT: August Spot Rates, Freight Volume Higher Than Year Earlier

UPDATED -- Spot market freight volume continued to achieve record-setting levels in August, increasing 32% compared to the same month in 2013, while freight availability remained constant.

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NewsSeptember 16, 2014

DAT White Paper Examines Causes, Results of Freight Capacity Crunch

Freight transportation capacity has been subject to enormous pressure from a number of sources for a little more than a year, leading to higher rates and even jeopardizing some long-standing business relationships

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Newsby Evan LockridgeSeptember 10, 2014

Spot Market Rates Increase Following Recent Lull

The increases happened despite a 19% drop in the total number of spot market loads available, due to an end-of-month push that coincided with Labor Day weekend.

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NewsSeptember 9, 2014

Cass Freight Index Advances, Freight Spending Slips

North American freight volumes bounced back in August from a normal July dip, but it did not lead to a similar increase in freight spending, according to the Cass Freight Index.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeSeptember 3, 2014

Spot Market Freight Availability Increases, Rates Move Little

The number of posted loads on the spot-freight market outpaced available truckload capacity across all three major equipment types Aug. 24 through Aug. 30 compared to the previous seven days, however, rates generally remained in a holding pattern.

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