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Rates are up, and they continue to go up. Fuel is up too, but that is a separate issue for a different reason. I do not want to jump the gun here, but I also do not want the people who follow us to miss the boat. I believe we are on a sustained climb in freight rates, and I think it may last...

Starting October 1, 2024, the per diem rates for truckers will increase to $80 per day for travel in the U.S. Truckers can now deduct 80% of that amount from their taxable income. What do you think of this change? Will it help cover the rising costs on the road, or is it still not enough? Let's...

The region you are in will dictate how bad you are currently feeling this, but with that said, think long and hard about where you are willing to operate at this point. Also, think long and hard about "how" you may need to operate for a while. I'm currently out west. Southern California market...

As soon as the fuel prices started skyrocketing, an effort also began to push down the rates. Not a small drop, but what appears to be a 50% slash in average rates. I could speculate on who is to blame for this, but I think it boils down to a few things. First and foremost, I think there was...

Took a load to California this week. My goal was to stay close to home, but a broker convinced me to go. Can't say no to rates that are profitable even if you go to Califonia and deadhead back home to Arkansas. Anyhow, after getting my load delivered, I bounced back to the truckstop in Lodi to...

Also, if you are still getting paid what you were getting paid two years ago, might want to rethink your situation. Everything is just going to keep climbing, and here is a good discussion to prove it.

I’ve been looking at keep truckin load board and I’m seeing a lot of jb hunt loads that are posted at like 1-1.2 dollars a mile for owner operators. Does anyone actually take loads that are that cheap? Are they paying fuel on top of that? Am I missing something...

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority both approved toll increases that will go into effect in September, despite opposition from several state lawmakers. On May 27, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority adopted a long-range capital plan that includes...

Put in a couple cheap bids with Uber this evening. Two places I didn’t want to go, but figured they would pay better than other locations. At least, I thought they were cheap. Got a notification that my bids were too high.

I have fought and fought, and it looks like I might be falling below that magical $2/mile number this month. Not going down without a fight though. Seriously, rates are in the tank worse than I have seen them in a long time. This goes back to me monitoring rates leased to a carrier in 2013 to...

It took a while, but spot rates at least were pointing the right direction last week. Better weather combined with a 4% increase in the number of available loads on DAT MembersEdge pushed spot van and reefer rates higher. National average spot rates through May 5 Van: $1.82 per mile, 1 cent...

just to even get a liability & Cargo crazy .. especially if you are coming over from leased to your own relatively "new"authority /MC . that doesnt count - they still hit you with a Ginormous rate.

National Rates per DAT Van: $1.97 That is a .14/mile drop since the beginning of the year. Reefer: $2.34 That is a .13/mile drop since the beginning of the year Flat: $2.37 That is a .09/mile drop since the beginning of the year. Virtually every sign at this point is leading to the numbers...

Rates dropped a penny in each sector for the week of August 19-25, 2018. Capacity, however is beginning to tighten. Aug 19 - 25, 2018 The national average for reefer rates dipped to $2.49 per mile for the month of August, though an increase in demand pushed the national load-to-truck ratio...

Most brokers are the same, but we have to start the conversation somewhere, so TQL. I don't know what they're teaching their new kid brokers, but it's a problem. I called on a load that the DAT 15 day average was $1100. The TQL broker offered $800. It was like pulling teeth getting him to...

I heard there are more freights in the summer compared to winter season, thus the rates go up a little. I do see more freight, but not so much the rate. Is this normal? How is this year (2017) compared to prior years? Do you think the rate and the # of freights are increasing? What about a...

I have 10 years experience and live in Atlanta. Drove everything except a flat bed. I've just done training in tarping and strapping the load. I'm being offered a job by an 8-truck size small company owner. They haul exclusively flatbed loads. What is the rate I should be negotiating for? and...

hello everybody , i have read multple threads on this forum but i could not find anything recent regarding rates for vans, i am a truck dispacher , i dispach 3 trucks and these are my rates for dec and sept on my best driver ( mile wise) : my drivers say that $2/mile is average for a van...

I'm doing research on mobile app. Any need for mobile app that allows you to rate brokers/shippers?

Hello, I'm reaching out to see if anyone knows of a service where I can get a weekly average rate file sent to me for specific lanes. I've tried truckstop.com but their rates include cities within a 100 mile radius. The majority of the lanes would be within 150 miles so I'm looking for rates for...