Trucking Industry News & Information
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US Trucking News & Information
TCI Business Capital is pleased to present the latest trucking news & information for the US freight industry. The news and information are compiled from a variety of sources across the web.
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Trucking News – US Diesel Fuel Prices
Courtesy of US Energy Information Agency
| Change from | |||||
| 03/16/20 | 03/23/20 | 03/30/20 | Week Ago | Year Ago | |
| US | 2.733 | 2.659 | 2.586 | -0.073 | -0.492 |
| East Coast (PADD 1) | 2.789 | 2.724 | 2.671 | -0.053 | -0.456 |
| New England (PADD 1A) | 2.918 | 2.849 | 2.793 | -0.056 | -0.403 |
| Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) | 2.989 | 2.911 | 2.514 | -0.045 | -0.443 |
| Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) | 2.627 | 2.573 | 2.573 | -0.059 | -0.477 |
| Midwest (PADD 2) | 2.591 | 2.499 | 2.432 | -0.067 | -0.552 |
| Gulf Coast (PADD 3) | 2.504 | 2.438 | 2.363 | -0.075 | -0.509 |
| Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) | 2.742 | 2.680 | 2.592 | -0.088 | -0.415 |
| West Coast (PADD 5) | 3.322 | 3.248 | 3.126 | -0.122 | -0.415 |
| West Coast less California | 2.954 | 2.879 | 2.798 | -0.081 | -0.355 |
| California | 3.625 | 3.552 | 3.395 | -0.157 | -0.454 |
Trucking News – US Freight Rates
March 16, 2020 – Courtesy of DAT Trendlines
Van Rates – Source Dat.com
Reefer Rates – Source Dat.com
Flatbed Rates – Source Dat.com
Freight Trends and News:
March 2020 Freight Trends
March 19, 2020 –
The four major elements affecting the trucking market show inbound container shipments are down. Load volume is up. Truck capacity is steady, and fuel prices are down.
The impact of Coronavirus is being felt right away in the trucking market. Freightwaves.com has published its weekly Outbound Tender Volume Index, and it is at its highest level since tracking began three years ago. Of the two components of the OTVI, Van volumes have shown the most growth, due to the panic buying of paper products and food staples. Reefer volumes are up as well, but not to the extent of van volumes.
Freightwaves tracks outbound tender volume in 15 markets. 12 of the 15 showed positive gains week over week. Miami, Seattle, and Fresno had the largest gains. Savannah, GA, Laredo, TX, and Houston saw declines. For additional details on the Outbound Tender Volume Index, visit freightwaves.com.
DAT.com’s latest trend lines report is showing rates are creeping up compared to February. The report shows national van rate averages are at $1.82 per mile, up three cents from the February average. According to DAT, the Midwest has the highest average van rates at $2.03 per mile, and the lowest average rates are in the Northeast at $1.64 per mile. Load-to-truck ratios are highest in the Southeast and lowest in the Southwest.
Reefer freight rates are averaging $2.11 per mile, a two-cent increase from one month ago. Midwest reefer rates are highest at $2.45 per mile, and lowest in the Northeast, with an average of $1.88 per mile. Current load-to-truck capacity shows reefer demand is highest through the middle of the country and lowest in the Southwest, according to DAT.
National average flatbed rates are at $2.20 per mile, a five-cent increase from the February average. The highest average flatbed rates are in the Midwest, at $2.41 per mile, and the lowest are in the West, with an average of $1.84 per mile. Load-to-truck ratios are strongest in the middle of the country and Southeast. The weakest ratios continue to be in the Southwest. For more details, visit Dat.com.
Turning to fuel prices, the latest Energy Information Administration data shows the national average diesel price is at $2.73 per gallon. Regional diesel prices range from an average of $2.50 in the gulf coast states to $2.99 in the central Atlantic region. California diesel prices are averaging $3.63 per gallon.
March 2020 Freight Rates |
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| Mar 09 – Mar 15 vs Mar 02 – Mar 03 | Feb 2020 vs Jan 2020 | Feb 2020 vs Feb 2019 | |
| Spot Market Loads | +18.2% |
-7.5% | +13.4% |
| Spot Market Capacity | -0.8% | -2.8% | +13.7% |
| Van Load-To-Truck | +31.0% | -16.5% | -8.0% |
| Van Rates (Spot) | +3.2% | -4.5% | -5.4% |
| Flatbed Load-To-Truck | +7.4% | +19.1% | +6.2% |
| Flatbed Rates (Spot) | +1.0% | -1.0% | -7.8% |
| Reefer Load-To-Truck | +33.2% | -26.8% | +4.0% |
| Reefer Rates (Spot) | +1.8% | -6.4% | -5.3% |
| Fuel Prices | -1.3% | -4.5% | -2.9% |
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