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DAT Guest Author July 21, 2014; Rate Trend of the Week; Where can reefer fleets find high-paying freight in late summer? July typically brings declining rates nationwide for temperature-controlled freight, because the growing season ends early in high-volume markets, including Florida, Southern Texas and Southern California. ...RateView Analytics from DAT iQ. Industry-leading freight rate analytics solutions for brokers, shippers, and carriers. Get the most accurate insights into past, present and future market rates. Confidently navigate market volatility, take control of your network, and effectively move your business in the right direction.A DAT Freight & Analytics load data study shows that the highest number of refrigerated moves since 2020 in the Philadelphia market typically occurs in July, October, and January. ... with the national average remaining around $1.97/mile for the second week. Reefer spot rates are $0.32/mile lower than in 2022 and $0.10/mile higher than in 2019 ...National reefer rates in the United States from August 2019 to March 2022 (in U.S. dollars per mile) [Graph], DAT, April 6, 2022. [Online].It measures dry van, refrigerated (reefer), and flatbed trucks moved by truckload carriers. DAT's data highlighted the following takeaways for truckload volumes, load-to-truck ratios, and rates, for the month of March, including: the Van TVI was up 10% over February, to 233; the Reefer TVI was up 8% over February, to 178; and the Flatbed TVI ...Of the top 72 reefer lanes, the same number of lane rates rose as fell. Of those lanes that had lower rates, the adjustments were slight. The biggest decline was on the lane from Dallas to Houston, which dropped 43¢ to an average of $3.16/mile, but that's still a much higher rate than it was before Harvey.The number of loads moved on DAT's top 72 reefer lanes by volume was up 1.8% week over week, and the average spot reefer rate was up on 19 of those lanes, lower on 39 and neutral on 14. Load post volumes increased in each of the top 10 reefer markets. Find reefer loads and trucks on the largest on-demand freight exchange in North America.Spot Rates. Reefer linehaul rates inched higher last week, averaging just over $2.05/mile with very little change since the Mother's Day surge in reefer volumes. Last week's national average was just $0.09/mile higher than in 2019, and compared to the same time the previous year, spot rates are $0.26/mile lower.12 Oct 2020 ... September Spot Van, Reefer Rates Highest in History · Average spot line-haul rate for vans set a new record · DAT Freight Outlook. Grocery store ...The number of spot reefer load posts on the DAT network increased 13% last week with very little change in the number of trucks posted. The national average reefer load-to-truck ratio edged higher from 8.6 to 9.9 as a result. ... The average spot reefer rate was higher on 19 of those lanes, lower on 39 and neutral on 14. Spring harvests.The DAT Load Board offers a broad selection of reefer loads, including LTL reefer loads. Using the DAT network, LTL reefer carriers can find specialty loads, calculate market rates, and connect with brokers. Find LTL reefer loads across the country. Understand refrigerated LTL market trends and boost your earnings.The exception was in the East, where rates held up better than in most areas. On the top 72 reefer lanes last week, rates were down in 55 lanes. DAT load boards are the largest and most trusted digital marketplace for truckload freight, with more than 256 million loads and trucks posted annually.DAT’sratecast is forecasting that spot rates excluding fuel will decline about $0.05 as we get closer to the end of March due to falling volumes coming out of California. • DAT’sextended forecast for reefer spot rates excluding fuel predicts that rates will increase $0.10 in January to $2.16, and then decrease steadily until the springMar 28, 2023 · Spot Rates. At $2.00/mile, the national average reefer linehaul rate is 29% lower than the previous year following last week’s $0.02/mile decrease. On DATs Top 70 reefer lanes based on the volume of loads moved the previous week, linehaul rates decreased on 42% of lanes, increasing on only 12% with the balance remaining neutral.Spot rates. Following the lead from the dry van sector, reefer spot rates also increased by just over $0.02/mile last week to an average of $2.79/mile. Spot rates are still $0.56/mile higher than this time last year. Of our Top 70 reefer lanes (for loads moved), spot rates: Increased on 29 lanes (compared to 23 the week prior)Carrier equipment posts were down last week, resulting in last week's reefer load-to-truck ratio (LTR) increasing slightly from 4.19 to 4.32, slightly lower than in 2019. Spot Rates. Reefer linehaul spot rates remained flat for the second week at $1.95/mile, $0.35/mile lower than in 2022, and only around $0.07/mile higher than in 2019.The spot reefer rate fell 9 cents to $2.50 a mile, the release said. That’s 95 cents less than in March 2022. Meanwhile, DAT reported the contract rate averaged $3.07 a mile, a 9-cent decline ...The national average van rate fell 28 cents to $2.77 per mile, the lowest monthly average since August 2021. The spot reefer rate was $3.13 per mile, down 32 cents, and the flatbed rate was...On the southern border, capacity was tight following a 30% jump in reefer load posts volumes in the McAllen market. Outbound spot rates were up $0.15/mile to an average of $2.55/mile. Loads west to Phoenix were paying an average of $2.12/mile while loads east to Atlanta were averaging $2.88/mile, up $0.02/mile last week.Load-to-truck ratios are highest for vans in the darker red areas on the Hot States Map, above. HOT MARKETS. For the month, Houston and Dallas are the top two markets for van loads on DAT load boards, and Houston was the one market where rates held steady last week. Van rates were down in most places, but prices on the lane from Philadelphia to Atlanta rose 13¢ to an average of $1.49/mile.Reefer demand was strongest in midwestern states that border the Mississippi River, but weak in Florida. Hot Market Maps are available in the DAT Power load board and DAT RateView. RISING Los Angeles area volumes were up more than 10%, which stopped the rate slide in that market. Elsewhere, Denver outbound rates were up …Tune into DAT iQ Live, live on YouTube or LinkedIn, 10am ET every Tuesday. Following the California season, cherry production switches to the Pacific Northwest (PNW), where volume from Washington State is just starting to come online. ... Reefer spot rates dropped a penny per mile for the second week to a national average …DAT is the best resource for hot shot loads — we provide access to the largest network of freight brokers, with 1 million loads posted to our boards daily. Find freight for your hot shot trucking business. Access high-paying loads and trusted partners. Don't miss a single load that matches your search. Find Loads.The DAT iQ benchmark contract van and reefer rates dipped 3 cents to $2.48 and $2.86 a mile, respectively. The flatbed rate gained 4 cents to $3.18. The margin between spot and contract rates ...

Van rates from Dallas and Atlanta both recorded gains and are hot markets for freight availability. Flatbed rates jumped 2% in the past week as rates in Eastern markets (including: Chicago, Dallas and Philadelphia) rose on westbound freight. This is a significant gain for flatbed rates this early into the month.Spot reefer volumes hit their high-water mark for 2019, although the holiday helped send the national average reefer load-to-truck ratio from 5.5 to 3.5. Of the top 72 reefer lanes on DAT MembersEdge, rates were higher on 46 and declined on 23. Three lanes were neutral. Where rates are risingThe average flatbed rate has also climbed to $2.33 per mile. Reefers - The highest national reefer rate in nearly 3 years was experienced during the first week in October, when the rate hit $2.37 per mile. That same week the load-to-truck ratio was 12.4 loads per truck. What's driving demand?The spot reefer rate was $3.13 per mile, down 32 cents, and the flatbed rate was unchanged at $3.40 per mile, a record high. ... Rates are derived from RateView, DAT’s database of $116 billion ...Reefer demand was strongest in midwestern states that border the Mississippi River, but weak in Florida. Hot Market Maps are available in the DAT Power load board and DAT RateView. RISING Los Angeles area volumes were up more than 10%, which stopped the rate slide in that market. Elsewhere, Denver outbound rates were up a bit due to higher volumes.

DAT RateView provides a national average rate for dry van, refrigerated (“reefer”) and flatbed freight. These are rolling monthly averages, updated daily, for lanes of 250 miles or above. Basically, the national average is comprised of rates for over-the-road hauls, where it’s tough to complete a round trip in a single day.PART #2 _____Subscribe to our channel for entertaining and informational content on trucking, and hit the 🔔 icon to get notified when we release a...…

Reader Q&A - also see RECOMMENDED ARTICLES & FAQs. DAT benchmark rates for contracted freight rose sl. Possible cause: Truckload freight volumes and spot rates held firm in June while contra.