Market Conditions 6/26/2016-7/2/2016

This week's market was another high volume week. Collectively, spot market loads increased 8% while truck availability increased 3% compared to last week. When taking all averages, reefer rates remained flat, van rates increased 1%, and flatbed rates stayed flat when compared to last week's rates. Taking an average of rate points from various metrics, we have found the national average rates to be the following: Reefer: $2.01/mi, Van: $1.68/mi, Flatbed: $1.98/mi.

Load densities on a national average remained high this week for van, reefer, and flatbed freight. Production and shipping continues to be on the rise for all three equipment types especially in the Midwest and entire Sun Belt.

Refrigerated Freight

The following states had the highest truckload volumes this past week: California, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. The heartland, Midwest, and all of the south had very high load to truck ratios throughout the past week. Freight volume out of Arizona continues to remain low, this is most pronounced at the Nogales border crossing. Laredo and McAllen, TX are seeing similar changes.

As expected, the higher volumes have transitioned slightly further north this week with melons, mixed vegetables, corn, and berries being harvested. Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Washington are loose, shipping potatoes, onions and various finished goods. Arkansas, southern Missouri, and southern Illinois are shipping chicken with melons just beginning. Blueberries and peaches are shipping in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Produce will continue to progress further north in the next few weeks as we continue through the summer months.

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-DAT Power Load to Truck Reefer Densities 7/2/16

The rates below are average direct from customer rates. The bold line is the origin, left column is the destination. The following two columns are weekly ranges from the previous week. The next two columns are this week's ranges and the final column on the right is the percent changes from last week to this week.

-United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Market News https://www.marketnews.usda.gov 7/2/16

Dry Freight

Load availability increased 12% on a national average this week while truck availability increased by 4%. Spot rates are highest in the sunbelt region of the United States. States with higher freight densities include Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolina's. California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Georgia are shipping melons and onions on vented vans in order to ship the required orders.

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