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Overdrive: Key to better freight rates: Speak your broker’s language through data, business confidence, market knowledge
May 25, 2022
According to Truckstop.com research, nearly 80% of owner-operators indicate they just don’t like to negotiate rates with a broker.
AJOT: DAT: Truckload volumes slipped in April; spot van, reefer rates dive
May 25, 2022
Truckload freight volumes retreated and spot-market rates dropped sharply in April, compounding pressure on small trucking companies and independent operators already strained by record fuel prices, said DAT Freight & Analytics, operators of the industry’s largest truckload freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service.
The Journal of Commerce Online: US truck inspection blitz boosts spot rates on capacity drop
May 24, 2022
An unexpectedly large drop in spot market capacity last week during the annual “Roadcheck” program pushed dry-van and refrigerated spot rates up for the first time since January, according to DAT.
Commercial Carrier Journal: Parade helps brokers and carriers benefit from carrier reuse
May 19, 2022
When a trucking company or owner operator sends emails to brokers with their truck availability, oftentimes those emails go into a black hole and are never seen. That’s bad news for the broker and the hauler.
Overdrive: Diesel prices drop by a penny per gallon, spot rates continue to slide
May 17, 2022
Diesel fuel prices across the United States leveled off during the week ending May 16 after two weeks of significant increases, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration.
The New York Times: The Era of Cheap and Plenty May Be Ending
May 04, 2022
Supplies of goods are coming up short in the pandemic, and prices have jumped. Some economists warn that the changes could linger.
FleetOwner: Spot rates fall as load posts rise and capacity tightens
May 04, 2022
Usually more loads and fewer trucks means higher spot rates. But the national average weekly line-haul pricing declined compared to the previous week, according to DAT.
Land Line: Load posts increased 5% last week and capacity tightened, but spot rates slipped again
May 03, 2022
The total number of load posts to DAT MembersEdge rose almost 5% last week, signaling a late-month push by shippers and relatively strong truckload volumes overall.
Truck News: Is that a speed bump ahead, or a cliff?
Apr 29, 2022
Alain Bedard isn’t losing sleep over a freight recession. The chairman and CEO of Canada’s largest fleet, TFI International, parried questions from analysts about a softening freight market during a first quarter earnings call.
Supply Chain Dive: Truckload rates expected to plateau in Q2 as demand cools
Apr 25, 2022
Demand is cooling in 2022 after TL shipments jumped 9.4% YoY in 2021, according to Cowen.