Spot Market Insights
June 22, 2026
Spot rates decline for all equipment types
The streak of consecutive week-over-week spot rate increases for flatbed equipment has ended at 24. For the first time since October, broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop.com system declined for all three principal equipment types during the week ended June 19 (week 24). Although spot rates in all equipment types are far stronger than they were a year earlier, they moved in a mostly seasonal manner last week. Van spot rates likely will rise this week and next heading into the July 4th holiday.
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