DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2018

West Coast van freight heated up last week, especially in the Los Angeles market. In mid-September, we were focused on evacuating the Carolinas and diverting trucks and freight away from Hurricane Florence. Changes in the ratio often signal impending changes in freight rates. Denver to Albuquerque got a 7¢ increase, to $2.18/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 29, 2015

July is the in-between season for refrigerated ("reefer") freight. Freight volume continued to cool off for reefers last week, but some pockets of high demand remain in New Mexico, Arkansas and the Lower Midwest, as shown in this Hot States Map for the week of July 19-25, 2015, below. Those Lower Midwest markets are harvesting melons.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 256 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $60 billion in real transactions. Denver to Albuquerque recovered 12¢ to $2.00/mile,

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 256 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $60 billion in real transactions. Denver to Albuquerque recovered 12¢ to $2.00/mile,

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Late pushes to get freight in place before Christmas led to higher rates rose out of Buffalo and Allentown, PA. The distribution centers and warehouses in those markets serve the big population centers of the Northeast, so a lot of retail freight is being hauled to its final destination now. FALLING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 9, 2019

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 279 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $57 billion in real transactions. Denver to Albuquerque jumped 28¢ to $2.35/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2019

Plus, freight moves are less urgent at this time of year, so prices down were across the country. Denver to Albuquerque was down 30¢ to $2.04/mile. That extra capacity cut the national van load-to-truck ratio nearly in half. Philly to Buffalo dropped 32¢ to $2.42/mile. Los Angeles to Phoenix fell 27¢ to $3.10/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 16, 2018

As expected, there was also a slowdown in freight pricing in the second week of January. But higher fuel costs and winter weather, combined with strong post-holiday freight volumes, have kept prices up in a lot of places. Denver to Albuquerque added 25¢ at $2.92/mile. Columbus to Allentown climbed 32¢ to $4.11/mile.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Albuquerque, NM, has been lighting up the Hot Market Map for a few weeks now. So if you take a load to Albuquerque from L.A. The backhaul is also strong at an average of $2.77 per mile, which yields an average roundtrip rate of $2.90 Load volumes and rates are still high in Chicago as well, but Chicago isn't hurting for trucks.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Albuquerque continues to offer high load availability for reefers, coupled with a shortage of trucks. Rates were lackluster in the larger freight markets, however, as produce harvests wane and the back-to-school and Halloween merchandise has already been delivered to stores. loads per truck on DAT Load Boards.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Albuquerque also has high load availability for vans, coupled with a shortage of trucks, as shown in this Hot States Map for the week of September 27 to October 3. Outbound rates edged up in Los Angeles, Dallas, Philadelphia and other major freight markets, however, as shippers rushed to move inventory before the quarter ended on Wednesday.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 10, 2017

Spot market van volumes slipped last week, with some energy sector freight leaving the van marketplace. Tomato harvests obviously equal more reefer freight, but processed and canned tomatoes in paste and sauces also lead to more van freight. For flatbed , the national average was the highest it's been in nearly two years at $2.09/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 23, 2018

Some of that demand could have been due to re-scheduling of contract freight after snow and ice shut down bridges and highway on-ramps. Denver to Albuquerque, NM, rates dropped 43¢ to $2.49/mile. Philadelphia hit an all-time high last week, with the average outbound rate jumping up to $2.43/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 2, 2017

Van load counts were already up big last week, with an uptick in freight moving out of L.A. Denver to Albuquerque rose 10¢ for an average of 1.76/mile. Outbound averages fell in N ogales and Fresno , but that had more to do with a change in where the freight was going. Most changes were slight, though. FALLING LANE RATES.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Retail freight is expected to be more plentiful this year, and port traffic is way up. One of the few head haul lanes out of Denver is to Albuquerque , but even it was down 13¢ at $1.96/mile. For more than a month now, rates have averaged above $2.00/mile, mile, which is way higher than usual for this time of year.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 25, 2017

One more 9¢ drop: Denver to Albuquerque fell to $1.66/mile. Even though volumes were down in Florida , the wildfires and evacuations made it more expensive to move freight. Buffalo was mostly neutral last week, and volumes were up sharply in Denver. Houston to OKC dropped 9¢ to $1.80/mile mile last week.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Albuquerque, NM. Rates declined in Twin Falls, Dallas, Green Bay, and Atlanta, among other seasonal freight markets. Rates are derived from DAT RateView and are based on actual rate agreements between freight brokers and carriers. That combination boosted the load-to-truck ratio 33%, to 5.7 loads per truck. Twin Falls, ID.

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Tailwind

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Now while I can’t help you move freight from Des Moines to Albuquerque, through my trucking software work, I’ve had a chance to learn about some of the biggest mistakes small trucking companies make, and more importantly, how to avoid them. So you run a trucking company—good on you!

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

His works have been published in The Cincinnati Enquirer, the Albuquerque Journa,l and Sun-Sentinel. . He’s also the author of the blog, Critical Cargoes, where he encourages the industry to upgrade systems and leverage new technology to improve supply chain processes and reduce unnecessary freight spend. . Dave Blanchard.

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Tailwind

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Now while I can’t help you move freight from Des Moines to Albuquerque, through my trucking software work, I’ve had a chance to learn about some of the biggest mistakes small trucking companies make, and more importantly, how to avoid them. You are one of the brave that keeps the country moving (literally and figuratively).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 2, 2022

TORC and Daimler Truck held an event for journalists last week at a TORC facility in Albuquerque. There are different types of trucks and different types of routes used in hauling freight. The event provided their perspective on these questions. TORC is an autonomous truck company and an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Canadian freight has been accelerating into the U.S., The biggest declines was out West, though: Denver to Albuquerque, NM , fell 35¢ to $2.18/mile. And like we were saying a last week , Chinese New Year may also slow down imports coming into the West Coast ports later this month. The one exception was in Buffalo.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Denver to Albuquerque, NM , was down 33¢ to $2.04/mile. It could be a case of Columbus being out of inventory, given the extra activity that happened out of there following Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, which meant freight going into Buffalo had to be sourced elsewhere. Seattle to Stockton, CA , was down 32¢ to $1.64/mile.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Other Hot Markets include Albuquerque, Grand Rapids and Little Rock. Rates are derived from DAT RateView and are based on actual rate agreements between freight brokers and carriers, in 65,000 point-to-point lanes throughout the U.S. Twin Falls continues to offer an abundance of loads, coupled with a slight shortage of trucks.

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