Freight Trends October 4-10
Load Volume Drops 11%
Load posts fell off after a surge at the end of September. Van spot market rates slipped 1 cent, while reefer rates fell 5 cents as a national average. Flat rates were down 2 cents, including a 1 cent drop in the average fuel surcharge.
Freight Trends October 2015 |
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| 10/4 – 10/10 vs. 9/27 – 10/3 | Sept vs. Aug | Sept 2015 vs. Sept 2014 | |
| Spot Market Loads | – 11% | – 0.8% | – 38% |
| Spot Market Capacity | + 3.7% | + 2.6% | + 25% |
| Van Load-To-Truck | – 19% | + 0.2% | – 42% |
| Van Rates (Spot) | – 0.6% | – 0.6% | – 14% |
| Flatbed Load-To-Truck | – 7.9% | – 7.5% | – 66% |
| Flatbed Rates (Spot) | – 1.0% | – 1.5% | – 15% |
| Reefer Load-To-Truck | – 15% | – 1.2% | – 48% |
| Reefer Rates (Spot) | – 2.5% | – 1.0% | – 13% |
| Fuel Prices | + 0.6% | – 3.5% | – 34% |
Data source dat.com
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