Spot Market Insights
December 9, 2024
Spot rates rise for key equipment types
For the first time since mid-October, all three principal equipment types saw increases in broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop system during the week ended December 6 (week 49). Refrigerated spot rates rose sharply after the prior week’s big drop had wiped out four weeks of gains. Flatbed spot rates saw their strongest increase since early October following Hurricane Helene. The increase in dry van spot rates did not match week 48’s gain but otherwise was the strongest since mid-October.
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