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
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| April 2, 2018 | April 9, 2018 | April 16, 2018 | Week ago | Year ago | |
| US | 3.042 | 3.043 | 3.104 | +0.061 | +0.507 |
| East Coast (PADD 1) | 3.066 | 3.066 | 3.116 | +0.050 | +0.485 |
| New England (PADD 1A) | 3.117 | 3.116 | 3.149 | +0.033 | +0.511 |
| Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) | 3.233 | 3.232 | 3.275 | +0.043 | +0.492 |
| Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) | 2.938 | 2.939 | 2.998 | +0.059 | +0.476 |
| Midwest (PADD 2) | 2.962 | 2.957 | 3.016 | +0.059 | +0.480 |
| Gulf Coast (PADD 3) | 2.851 | 2.844 | 2.910 | +0.066 | +0.452 |
| Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) | 3.044 | 3.086 | 3.137 | +0.051 | +0.485 |
| West Coast (PADD 5) | 3.487 | 3.500 | 3.583 | +0.083 | +0.706 |
| West Coast less California | 3.202 | 3.226 | 3.326 | +0.100 | +0.535 |
| California | 3.714 | 3.717 | 3.787 | +0.070 | +0.841 |
Trucking News – US Freight Rates
April 3, 2018 – Courtesy of DAT Trendlines
Trucking News:
April 2018 Freight Trends – Rates Stabilize As Truck Capacity Increases
April 17, 2018 – For the week of April 8, 2018, DAT.com is reporting overall freight rates stabilized as more truck capacity came into the market. Even with a few drops, rates for all three equipment types are still higher than the March average.
April 2018 Freight Trends |
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| April 8-14 Vs. April 1-7 | March 2018 vs. Feb 2018 | March 2018 vs. March 2018 | |
| Spot Market Loads | -0.8% | +27% | +92% |
| Spot Market Capacity | +11% | +14% | -7.0% |
| Van Load-To-Truck | -11% | -1.5% | +116% |
| Van Rates (Spot) | -1.3% | +1.4% | +32% |
| Flatbed Load-To-Truck | -6.9% | +37% | +148% |
| Flatbed Rates (Spot) | +0.0% | +6.8% | +25% |
| Reefer Load-To-Truck | -15% | +7.0% | +68% |
| Reefer Rates (Spot) | -1.6% | -0.4% | +28% |
| Fuel Prices | +0.0% | -1.9% | +17% |
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