Trendlines - Freight Trends and Data for the Industry

Freight Rates, Fuel & Credit Trends

January 22 - 28: Load Volume Dips 7.3%, Week Over Week

Industry Trends Week Month Year
Jan. 22 - 28 vs.
Jan. 15 - 21 		Dec. 2011 vs.
Nov. 2011		 Dec. 2011 vs.
Dec. 2010
Spot Market Loads - 7.2% - 14% + 25%
Spot Market Capacity - 0.6% + 9.0% + 24%
Van Load-to-Truck - 9.8% - 20% + 2.3%
Van Rates (Spot) - 1.5% - 1.5% + 4.7%
Flatbed Load-to-Truck - 9.4% - 19% - 3.9%
Flatbed Rates (Spot) - 1.2% 0.0% + 5.7%
Reefer Load-to-Truck - 2.6% - 21% + 16%
Reefer Rates (Spot) 0.0% - 1.9% + 4.8%
Fuel Prices + 0.1% - 3.0% + 19%

Freight Trend of the Month

For the month of December, freight volume dipped 14% compared to the previous month, but increased 25% compared to December 2010 on TransCore's network of load boards. Truck capacity dipped 9.0% month-over-month and increased 24% compared to December 2010. Fuel prices declined 3.0% compared to the previous month but are up 19% compared to December 2010.


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Trendlines is a weekly updated news report highlighting key freight trend and industry indicators from TransCore’s U.S. Freight Index supported by 60 million loads and trucks listed each year on TransCore's DAT® Network. Trendlines also features data from the American Trucking Associations and the U.S. Department of Energy.

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