Freight ends the year strong: DAT

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Diet Coke
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BEAVERTON, OR – Freight availability was up 51% and capacity surged 69%, in the first full work week of 2015, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

Truckload rates slipped lower for vans, flatbeds and reefers, partly due to declining fuel surcharges.

The chart at right depicts national average spot market ("broker buy") rates in the past four weeks, derived from DAT RateView.

For vans, load board activity surged Jan. 4-10, adding 46% more van load posts and 64% more truck posts, compared to the previous week. The load-to-truck ratio slipped 11%, from 4.3 to 3.9 loads per truck.

The national ratio averaged 3.7 for vans in December, a 5.9% increase compared to November, and 0.7% above the level of December 2013. Load posts increased on both a month-over-month and year-over-year basis.

The national average rate for vans lost another 6¢ per mile last week, to $2.01.

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