Spot market rates continue their upward trend after Memorial Day. The four-day week would normally account for a 20 percent decline in load posts, but load availability was only down nine percent last week. That led to higher load-to-truck ratios for vans, reefers, and flatbeds.
Freight Trends June 2016 |
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May 29 – June 4 vs May 22-28 | May 2016 vs. April 2016 | May 2016 vs May 2015 | |
Spot Market Loads | -9.0% | +4.0% | -18% |
Spot Market Capacity | -26% | +3.8% | +11% |
Van Load-To-Truck | +31% | +18% | -29% |
Van Rates (Spot) | +5.2% | +3.4% | -17% |
Flatbed Load-To-Truck | +30% | -22% | -19% |
Flatbed Rates (Spot) | +0.5% | +1.1% | -12% |
Reefer Load-To-Truck | +12% | +23% | -42% |
Reefer Rates (Spot) | +3.2% | +5.6% | -14% |
Fuel Prices | +1.1% | +7.6% | -20% |
*source dat.com
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