December 2016 Freight Trends

December 14, 2016

December  2016 Freight Trends

December 4 – 10

Although load availability spiked last week, it went down a bit this week. Load-to-truck ratios dropped for all trailer types. However, they’re all higher than average for this time of the year. Van rates and reefers dropped 1 cent. Flatbed rates went up 1 cent.

December 2016 Freight Trends
	Dec 4 – 10 vs. Nov 27 – Dec 3	Nov 2016 vs. Oct 2016	Nov 2016 vs. Nov 2015
Spot Market Loads	-8.6%	+4.6%	+87%
Spot Market Capacity	+15%	-3.3%	+5.1%
Van Load-To-Truck	-28%	+9.7%	+74%
Van Rates (Spot)	-0.6%	+1.2%	-2.3%
Flatbed Load-To-Truck	-5.6%	+3.1%	+124%
Flatbed Rates (Spot)	+0.5%	-1.0%	-3.6%
Reefer Load-To-Truck	-26%	+15%	+60%
Reefer Rates (Spot)	-0.5%	+3.2%	+0.5%
Fuel Prices	+0.4%	-0.6%	-1.2%

*source dat.com