The number of loads posted to the DAT load board network rose 17% from Sept. 13-19 compared to the holiday-shortened Labor Day week, in line with expectations. The number of equipment posts increased ...

An early spring dip in spot market load volume has become a COVID-19 side effect that the freight market can't seem to shake. With long-term freight contracts kicking in for larger carriers, and the ...

The number of available loads on the spot truckload freight market dipped 0.9% during the week ending August 20, 2016, while van load volume picked up, indicating that spot van rates may soon be on ...

Spot truckload rates jumped sharply during the week ending June 9 as the number of loads on DAT load boards increased 27% while truck posts fell 0.4%. Higher demand for capacity during a week that ...

Freight rates can be volatile, especially in the spot market and, for high-volume buyers of transportation services such as Kimberly-Clark, that creates unpleasantly unpredictable costs. Lately, in ...

The gains have been offset for owner-operators on higher costs, too, as diesel averaged $3.19 per gallon last week, up nearly 5 cents compared to the previous week. That said, the seven-day average ...