
Market Conditions 6/18/2017-6/24/2017
Load to truck ratios and demand inched up this week. Load availability increased by 1% and truck availability decreased by 1%. Reefer, van, and flatbed ratios remain high with rates continuing to respond to the increased demand. Rates and volumes on the spot market are nearing 2015 levels. When taking all averages, reefer rates increased by 1%, van rates increased by 0.5%, and flatbed rates increased by 1%. Taking an average of rate points from various metrics, we have found

Market Conditions 6/11/2017-6/17/2017
Load to truck ratios and demand leveled off this week. Load availability decreased by 0.8% and truck availability decreased by 2%. Load to truck ratios for flatbed freight remained high this week with more than 50 loads available for each truck posted. Reefer and van ratios are also elevated with rates continuing to respond to the increased demand. When taking all averages, reefer rates increased by 1.5%, van rates increased by 1%, and flatbed rates stayed flat. Taking an av

Market Conditions 6/4/2017-6/10/2017
Load to truck ratios and demand increased again this week. Load availability increased 1.2% and truck availability decreased by 8%. Load to truck ratios for flatbed freight remained high this week with more than 50 loads available for each truck posted. Reefer and van ratios are also elevated with rates continuing to respond to the increased demand. When taking all averages, reefer rates increased by 1%, van rates increased by 0.5%, and flatbed rates increased by 1.2%. Takin

Market Conditions 5/28/2017-6/3/2017
This week's market held onto the pre-Memorial Day increase of load to truck demand. Load availability increased 1.2% and truck availability decreased by 3%. Load to truck ratios for flatbed freight spiked again with more than 50 loads available for each truck posted. Reefer and van ratios are also elevated with rates continuing to respond to the increased demand. When taking all averages, reefer rates increased by 1%, van rates increased by 0.5%, and flatbed rates increased

Market Conditions 5/21/2017-5/27/2017
This week's market has once again shown an increase in load to truck demand. Load availability increased 5.5% and truck availability decreased by 8%. 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 ratios are also elevated with rates continuing to respond to the increased demand. When taking all averages, reefer rates increased by 1.6%, van rates increased by 0.7%, and flatbed rates increa

Market Conditions 5/14/2017-5/20/2017
Market volumes this week have demonstrated an increase in load to truck demand ratios in most markets. Load availability increased 1% and truck availability remained flat. 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 ratios are also elevated with rates continuing to respond to the increased demand. When taking all averages, reefer rates increased by 0.5%, van and flatbed rates stayed fl

Market Conditions 5/7/2017-5/13/2017
Market volumes this week have demonstrated an increase in load to truck demand ratios in most markets. Load availability increased 1.2% and truck availability decreased by 0.7%. Load to truck ratios for flatbed freight still remain high on a national average with more than 40 loads to each truck. Reefer and van ratios are also elevated with rates continuing to respond to the increased demand. When taking all averages, reefer rates increased by 0.5%, van rates increased by 1%

Market Conditions 4/30/2017-5/6/2017
This week's market has exhibited an increase in load to truck demand ratios in most markets. Load availability increased 0.7% and truck availability increased by 0.4%. Load to truck ratios for flatbed freight still remain high on a national average with more than 40 loads to each truck. Reefer and van ratios are also elevated with rates continuing to respond to the increased demand. When taking all averages, reefer rates inched higher by 0.8%, van rates increased by 0.5%, an

Market Conditions 4/23/2017-4/29/2017
This week's market has exhibited an increase in load to truck demand ratios in most markets. Load availability increased 0.4% and truck availability decreased by 0.2%. Load to truck ratios for flatbed freight still remain high on a national average with more than 40 loads to each truck. Reefer and van rates also have elevated load to truck ratios with rates continuing to respond to the increased demand. When taking all averages, reefer and van rates held flat, and flatbed r

Market Conditions 4/16/2017-4/22/2017
This week's market has exhibited comparable volumes to last week. Load availability increased 0.2% and truck availability decreased by 0.5%. Load to truck ratios for flatbed freight still remain high on a national average with more than 35 loads to each truck. Reefer and van rates also have elevated load to truck ratios with rates continuing to respond to the increased demand. When taking all averages, reefer rates increased 1%, van rates held flat, and flatbed rates increa