Spot Market Insights from FTR & Truckstop.com

FTR provides weekly analysis and commentary for Truckstop.com's Spot Market Insights email newsletter, formerly the Trans4cast. You can view the most recent commentaries below.

May 16

Spot rates, volume fall in the latest week

After rising slightly in the prior week, dry van and refrigerated spot rates in the Truckstop.com system returned to their downward trend during the week ended May 13 (week 19). Flatbed spot rates also declined slightly. The effects of declining rates on carriers operating in the spot market are compounded by ongoing increases in diesel prices. Spot volume also was down in all three segments. Rates and volume likely will rise in all segments during the current week due to International Roadcheck. View this full commentary >

May 9

Van spot rates halt slide as diesel prices surge

Dry van spot rates in the Truckstop.com system increased for the first time in six weeks and refrigerated spot rates rose for the first time in three months during the week ended May 6 (week 18). However, the week also saw diesel prices surge to a record. FTR estimates that excluding a calculated fuel surcharge that typically is not paid separately in spot transactions rates would have fallen in both segments. Meanwhile, flatbed spot rates eased slightly for only the third decline of the year.

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May 2

Spot rates continue their slide in the van segments

Flatbed spot rates rose to another record in the Truckstop.com system during the week ended April 29 (week 17), but dry van and refrigerated rates kept declining. The van segments are entering a traditionally strong period of rate gains that peaks at the end of June. Thus, the coming weeks will be key in assessing whether seasonality will halt the slide in van rates. Meanwhile, spot volume rose for the second straight week, posting the strongest two-week gain since the beginning of the year.

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April 25

Van segments’ spot rates continue to fall

The steady cooling of spot rates in van segments continued in the latest week. While flatbed eked out a tiny increase in spot rates in the Truckstop.com system during the week ended April 22 (week 16), dry van and refrigerated spot rates fell. Rates have declined mostly steadily in both segments since hitting record levels at the end of 2021. However, total spot rates have held close to record levels owing to flatbed’s strength and to some extent the floor on rates imposed by higher diesel prices.

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Spot rates, volume fall in the latest week

Van spot rates halt slide as diesel prices surge

Spot rates continue their slide in the van segments

Van segments’ spot rates continue to fall

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