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Business, Logistics

Some Owner-Operators Return to Fleets as Spot Market Softens

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A surge in spot market rates that led some truck drivers to leave fleet jobs and go into business for themselves has cooled off, bringing with it a downturn in the number of drivers striking out on their own, industry data shows.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 21, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

Rising Fuel Costs Slow Spot Rate Descent

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The rise in fuel prices is slowing a decline in spot rates while also potentially suppressing base revenue for some carriers, experts said.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 31, 2022
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Spot Market Bounces Back After Thanksgiving Slump

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Spot freight volumes fell Thanksgiving week, but they have more than recovered.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
December 13, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics

Technology Helps Manage Spot Market

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Technological solutions are increasingly helping shippers and carriers manage a boisterous business climate in which spot freight plays a prominent role.

Stephen Bennett | Special to Transport Topics
November 2, 2021
Business, Logistics

Loads Increasingly Shifting to Spot Market, DAT Data Shows

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An increasing number of loads are shifting onto the spot market amid tight conditions in trucking, according to recent data by DAT Freight & Analytics.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
May 13, 2021
Business, Logistics

Atlanta Was Easiest Market for Spot Loads in 2019, DAT Solutions Report Says

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Atlanta was the easiest market to find spot truckload van freight in 2019, according to a Jan. 9 DAT Solutions report, and because spot freight is unscheduled freight, it is seen as a dynamic indicator of economic activity.

January 10, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, Top 100

Coyote Predicts Spot Market Prices to Rise in Q1 2020

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Coyote Logistics forecast truckload spot rates will increase heading into 2019’s peak season and continue into 2020 in its prediction for the final quarter of the year.

Jim Stinson | Staff Reporter
November 21, 2019
Business, Logistics

Atlanta Scorches Van Loads, Reefer Spot Markets

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Atlanta is burning. The Big A is the No. 1 city for spot market posts for van loads and refrigerated loads through the first half of 2018, according to DAT Solutions, the operator of a major freight load board marketplace for North America.

Burney Simpson | Staff Reporter
July 6, 2018
Business

Spot Market on Fire Starting 2018, Data Shows

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The spot market begins 2018 red hot with some of the highest linehaul rates on record closing out December while load-to-truck ratios matched levels only seen in 2014.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
January 3, 2018
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