Record tightness on the spot market: The load-to-truck ratio on the spot market in the dry van segment closed December with a record-high 9-to-1 load-to-truck ratio, according to DAT Solutions.

FTR and Truckstop reported an increase in dry van rates for the week after Roadcheck, while reefer and flatbed rates fell. Plus, more trucking news.

Indeed, the level of dry van load postings in the latest week was the second highest on record, surpassed only by a mid-February spike related to extreme winter weather. Total spot volume was ...

Truckload freight pricing rose and national average load-to-truck ratios for dry van and refrigerated freight hit record highs in February as severe weather across much of the United States ...

Weekly spot market data finds that load postings increased significantly in the week before Independence Day, while the number of available truck postings fell—raising the load-to-truck ratio ...

The weekly breakdown for van loads, van equipment, load-to-truck ration and linehaul rates for Dry Vans, Reefers (refrigerated), and flatbeds provided by DAT is below: Van loads: 823,754, down 10% ...

The Van Contract Base Rate Per Mile Index measures the average rate of dry van load invoices paid by shippers for loads that move more than 250 miles or half a day’s drive from origin.

If a dry van load pays the carrier $2 a mile, for example, and an owner-operator was paid 70% of that, they would earn $1.40 a mile. But with a trailer acquisition and a percentage of 75% ...

while freight availability remained stable for refrigerated and dry vans, compared to the previous week. Flatbed load availability and truck capacity drove overall totals up for load and truck ...