DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Shippers paid more to move freight ahead of the storm, and then load posts dropped when the affected markets locked down at the end of the week. Out West, Fresno and nearby Sacramento were off for this time of year. mile, and the average reefer rate for Sacramento to Salt Lake City fell 20¢ to $2.27/mile.

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Freightera

JUNE 22, 2020

Sacramento, CA to Houston, TX — was: USD $258, n ow: USD $189 (savings: 27%). The post New LTL freight rates in Canada and USA appeared first on Freightera Blog. Toronto, ON to Vancouver, BC — was: CAD $173, now: CAD $157 (savings: 9%). Please check our instant online rates regularly, as we constantly add new carriers and rates.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2018

The demand for refrigerated trailers peaked at year-end, but the extra-cold weather in many parts of the country has kept prices at record-setting levels in many areas, since those trailers are being used to keep freight from freezing. Miami, Denver, Sacramento and Lakeland, FL , all experienced sharp drops last week.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2017

We got a welcomed surge of spot market freight to close out July. That would’ve led to more reefer trucks competing for van freight, and the extra capacity kept rates down. That would’ve led to more reefer trucks competing for van freight, and the extra capacity kept rates down. FALLING LANES.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Cass Freight Index Report – January 2013. 2013 is off to a slow start for freight shipments, according to the Cass Freight Index Report for January. Here is an excerpt: Both shipment volume and total freight payments declined significantly from December [2012] to January [2013], as the economy slowed to a near stall.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Sacramento to Portland, OR , dropped 41¢ to a still-high $3.23/mile Demand for potato shipments fell after the holiday, and rates on the Twin Falls, ID, to Chicago lane came back down to earth at $2.17/mile. to Denve r fell 39¢ to $3.03/mile. mile average.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 25, 2017

December was arguably the strongest month for freight in 2016. Spot market volumes still look strong, but contract freight has been a little slow. There's more freight moving out of Houston this month. Just like with vans, it may be a case of less contract freight moving, which has led to more capacity on the spot market.

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Parade

JUNE 17, 2019

Every freight brokerage uses one— or a combination of— four main booking structures: 1) Outbound region, 2) Inbound region, 3) ‘Carrier manager' model, and 4) ‘Free for All.' Freight Brokerage ‘Booking Structures’ 1: Outbound Region The outbound region model is also referred to as the ‘outbound state’ model.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

That's normal, since it comes right after the end of Q1, when shippers are rushing to move freight before closing their books. Reefer freight has been gaining momentum. Out West, Sacramento to Portland gained 22¢ to $2.44/mile. Flatbed freight was strong in March, and there was a spike in rates to close the month.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

That's normal, since it comes right after the end of Q1, when shippers are rushing to move freight before closing their books. Reefer freight has been gaining momentum. Out West, Sacramento to Portland gained 22¢ to $2.44/mile. Flatbed freight was strong in March, and there was a spike in rates to close the month.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Lately, the spot market for refrigerated freight has looked a lot more like June than November. Fresh produce often drives the demand for reefer freight, and this year, wet fields and high summer temps led to late planting and lower yields out of California. Now, reefer freight seems to be everywhere.

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Parade

JULY 17, 2019

Every freight brokerage uses one— or a combination of— four main booking structures: 1) Outbound region, 2) Inbound region, 3) ‘Carrier manager' model, and 4) ‘Free for All.' Freight Brokerage ‘Booking Structures’. Therefore, freight brokerages need a great deal of load volume to optimize this model correctly.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 24, 2018

Spot rates are trending down for reefer freight, due to hot weather in Southern California. Changes in the ratio often signal impending changes in freight rates. Sacramento to Denver rebounded, jumping 38¢ to $2.96/mile. Ontario to Sacramento dropped 45¢ to $2.90/mile. mile for the month to date.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 15, 2016

Freight markets are heating up in the Sun Belt. Flatbeds saw rising freight volume and rates in the Southwest and a handful of Southeastern markets. Flatbed freight is strongest in the Southeast region, but not in the usual locations. Outbound rates fell in key Northern markets, including Chicago , Denver , and Philadelphia.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 29, 2019

Expectations of a post-Easter rebound failed to materialize in reefer produce freight last week. Reefer freight volumes were up double-digit percentage points coming out of Sacramento , Chicago , Elizabeth, NJ, and Lakeland, FL. Truckload demand in Florida continued to build, especially late in the week, but rates were mixed.

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Miami Sacramento Charlotte Chicago 70

DAT Solutions

JUNE 13, 2017

Refrigerated freight was met with tight capacity last week, with the annual Roadcheck inspection blitz taking many trucks off the road. There was a big surge in reefer freight out of Elizabeth, NJ, though rates haven't responded yet. Sacramento to Portland added 50¢ to 3.21/mile. to Portland, OR was up 45¢ to $3.33/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 7, 2016

Outbound rates tumbled in Sacramento , so you’d be better off hauling out of Fresno this time of year. Prices fell sharply in Lakeland, FL , and Miami , but there were big gains in Atlanta , Dallas , and near the Mexican border in Nogales, AZ.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 23, 2016

Shippers and freight brokers are singing a Merle Haggard classic this week, to their van and reefer BFFs: "L.A. Van fleets are singing a song about California, where freight is strong and getting stronger. Fresno and Sacramento have lots of loads, too. Rates from Sacramento to Portland, OR rose 28¢ last week, to $2.97

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Combine all that with the tighter capacity that came about as a result of the ELD mandate going into effect, and you get higher rates out of nearly every major market for refrigerated freight. Just like with dry van freight , Dallas posted the biggest increases, with the average outbound rates up 13%.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 2, 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. Lack of freight volume is hurting spot market reefer prices.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Even though rates are slow to respond, freight volumes are rising as we get closer to the fall holidays of Halloween and Thanksgiving. Offsetting this are declines out of Atlanta, Grand Rapids and Sacramento. Offsetting this are declines out of Atlanta, Grand Rapids and Sacramento. Rising markets.

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Philadelphia Fresno Sacramento Boston 70

DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

February is usually the slowest month of the year for spot freight, and declines in reefer rates have been sharper than in the van segment. There were a lot of dramatic shifts in load counts last week in the major markets for refrigerated freight, which led to some price swings. Volumes were up big in four very scattered markets.

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Multichannel Merchant

JANUARY 3, 2023

The company launched Amazon Air in 2016, prompting rampant speculation it was chasing much-larger UPS and FedEx fleets for dominance in retail/ecommerce air freight services. Amazon has reportedly hired executives with experience marketing air cargo assets, sources told Bloomberg, to sell capacity on deadhead return flights, for example.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 24, 2018

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 179 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $45 billion in real transactions. The gains in California look longer-lasting so far.

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Los Angeles Fresno Sacramento Charlotte 70

DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2018

Reefer load counts stayed high through the second week of January, with temperature-controlled trailers being used in many areas to keep freight from freezing in the cold weather. Prices continued to slide out of Florida and California , with the exception of Sacramento. Ice and snow also caused hazardous road conditions in some areas.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 14, 2016

Retail freight is driving rates up in Memphis and Columbus , especially on lanes heading into the Northeast. Reefer freight is also looking up , but geographic shifts are underway. Things are heating up in California, with lots of loads rolling out of Fresno , and a big rebound under way in Sacramento. mile last week.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 13, 2018

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 179 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $45 billion in real transactions. The scarcity of trucks boosted outbound rates way up in many markets.

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Miami Atlanta Dallas Sacramento 70

DAT Solutions

APRIL 15, 2019

Despite an increase in freight volumes, national average rates slipped again last week for vans and reefers. National Average Freight Rates - April to-date. Freight volumes were up more than 20% in the Lakeland, Florida market, as well as in Sacramento and Fresno , California. loads per truck. Rising Rates.

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Fresno Denver Miami Charlotte 70

DAT Solutions

MAY 30, 2018

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 179 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $45 billion in real transactions. The lane from Vegas to Sacramento jumped up to an average of $3.22/mile,

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DAT Solutions

MAY 22, 2018

DAT load boards provides the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 179 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $45 billion in real transactions. per mile , while the reefer load-to-truck ratio got a 9% boost, from 8.5

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

On the down side, Nogales, AZ, rates slipped lower, and Sacramento gave up the previous week’s gains in rates and volume. per mile, as freight volume out of Southern California continues to drop. Rates out of Minneapolis are also on the upswing. Miami to Atlanta rates lost 30¢ to $1.24 This lane could heat up again soon.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 7, 2016

End-of-quarter and pre-holiday freight was even stronger than expected last week in Atlanta , Charlotte and Memphis , which were the top three markets for outbound loads on DAT load boards. Reefers were very active in Central California last week, as well, with increased volume from Fresno and a boost to outbound rates in Sacramento.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 4, 2016

The darker states above have higher load-to-truck ratios, meaning there's less competition for freight in those states. The Southeast continues as the best region to find reefer freight. Sacramento to Denver came crashing, down 37¢ to an average of $2.05/mile Lakeland to Atlanta rose 51¢ to $1.72/mile.

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Los Angeles Miami Florida Atlanta 70

DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Rates edges up 1¢ per mile last week, as reefer freight availability added another 4% on the spot market last week, and truck posts were mostly stable (up 0.3%) on DAT Load Boards. Carriers also enjoyed rate increases in Sacramento, Chicago and Philadelphia.

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Supply Chain Network

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

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DAT Solutions

JULY 21, 2016

Load availability and rates dropped from the previous week, but rates are still well above June averages for van and reefer freight. Rates also drifted down in Los Angeles , but volume is building in Sacramento , so that market may improve soon. The typical July lull began last week, which is a little later than expected.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 11, 2016

If you need to haul temperature-controlled freight out of the Southeast, you may be paying more for those trucks right now. California is also hot for reefers, with rates trending up in Ontario and Sacramento. Flatbed freight volume was disappointing last week, after a strong month of April.

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