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Freight Trends November 2015

Freight Trends November 1 – 7

Van Rates Rise 1 Cent

Load availability increased for vans and reefers, but declined for flatbeds last week. Van rates rose 1 cent per mile, reefer rates were unchanged and flatbeds lost 3 cents, as a national average.

Freight Trends November 2015

 11/1 – 11/7 vs. 10/25 – 10/31  Oct vs Sept  Oct 2015 vs Oct 2014
 Spot Market Loads  -0.9%  -9.3%  -42%
 Spot Market Capacity  -3.1%  +6.0%  +16%
 Van Load-To-Truck  +7.5%  -18%  -47%
 Van Rates (Spot)  +0.6%  -1.7%  -15%
 Flatbed Load-To-Truck  -4.8%  -5.9%  -55%
 Flatbed Rates (Spot)  -1.5%  -1.5%  -14%
 Reefer Load-To-Truck  +8.4%  -18%  -53%
 Reefer Rates (Spot)  +0.0%  -3.5%  -14%
 Fuel Prices  -0.5%  +0.6%  -32%

Data source dat.com

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