
Market Conditions 3/19/2017-3/25/2017
Market volumes this week have leveled off for all three equipment types. Load availability increased 1% and truck availability increased by 3%. Load to truck ratios for flatbed freight still remain high on a national average with more than 30 loads to each truck. Reefer and van rates also have elevated load to truck ratios but rates have not yet responded to the increased demand. When taking all averages, reefer rates decreased by 1%, van rates remained flat, and flatbed rat

Market Conditions 3/12/2017-3/18/2017
Market volumes this week have continued to increase for all three equipment types. Load availability increased 3% and truck availability decreased by 1%. When taking all averages, reefer rates increased 0.5%, van rates increased 1%, and flatbed rates increased 0.5%. Taking an average of rate points from various metrics, we have found the national average rates to be the following: Reefer: $1.95/mi, Van: $1.68/mi, Flatbed: $2.02/mi. Densities overall have continued to rebound

Market Conditions 3/5/2017-3/11/2017
Market volumes this week have continued to increase for all three equipment types. Load availability increased 5% and truck availability decreased by 4%. When taking all averages, reefer rates increased 1%, van rates increased 2%, and flatbed rates increased 1.5%. Taking an average of rate points from various metrics, we have found the national average rates to be the following: Reefer: $1.94/mi, Van: $1.67/mi, Flatbed: $2.01/mi. Refrigerated Freight The volumes in the reefer

Market Conditions 2/26/2017-3/4/2017
Market volumes this week increased for all three equipment types. Load availability increased 6% and truck availability increased by 2%. When taking all averages, reefer rates increased 0.5%, van rates remained flat, and flatbed rates increased 0.5%. Taking an average of rate points from various metrics, we have found the national average rates to be the following: Reefer: $1.91/mi, Van: $1.63/mi, Flatbed: $1.98/mi. Refrigerated Freight The reefer market showed signs of life