National Van Rates - DAT
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National Van Rates
National Van Rates
{ "west": 2.98, "southeast": 3.12, "northeast": 2.49, "midwest": 3.07, "southwest": 3.13 }
The map above shows the previous week’s average outbound van rate for each region.
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{ "spot": [ { "date": "2025-07-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.05 }, { "date": "2025-08-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.0300000000000002 }, { "date": "2025-09-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.05 }, { "date": "2025-10-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.08 }, { "date": "2025-11-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.09 }, { "date": "2025-12-01T05:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.3 }, { "date": "2026-01-01T05:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.32 }, { "date": "2026-02-01T05:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.41 }, { "date": "2026-03-01T05:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.53 }, { "date": "2026-04-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.67 }, { "date": "2026-05-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.89 }, { "date": "2026-06-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3 }, { "date": "2026-07-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.0300000000000002 } ], "contract": [ { "date": "2025-07-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.42 }, { "date": "2025-08-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.41 }, { "date": "2025-09-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.41 }, { "date": "2025-10-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.41 }, { "date": "2025-11-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.45 }, { "date": "2025-12-01T05:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.46 }, { "date": "2026-01-01T05:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.4899999999999998 }, { "date": "2026-02-01T05:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.5300000000000002 }, { "date": "2026-03-01T05:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.73 }, { "date": "2026-04-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.86 }, { "date": "2026-05-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.93 }, { "date": "2026-06-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.92 }, { "date": "2026-07-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.0100000000000002 } ] }
The chart above depicts national average rates (including fuel surcharges) in the past 13 months, derived from DAT RateView.
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National Averages
Rates are market averages derived from DAT RateView™, an innovative service that provides real-time reports on prevailing spot market and contract rates, as well as historical rate and capacity trends. RateView's comprehensive database is comprised of $1 trillion in freight invoices for any lane.
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Contract
{ "spot": [ { "date": "2026-04-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.67 }, { "date": "2026-05-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.89 }, { "date": "2026-06-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3 }, { "date": "2026-07-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.0300000000000002 } ], "contract": [ { "date": "2026-04-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.86 }, { "date": "2026-05-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.93 }, { "date": "2026-06-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 2.92 }, { "date": "2026-07-01T04:00:00.000Z", "rate": 3.0100000000000002 } ] }