Spot Market Insights
September 18, 2023
Spot rates fall for all equipment types in the latest week
Following three straight weekly gains, total broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop system posted their largest decrease since mid-July during the week ended September 15 (week 37). Rates declined substantially for all equipment types, led by refrigerated, which had risen about 29 cents over the prior seven weeks. Dry van also gave back a large portion of that segment’s rate gains over the past six weeks. Flatbed’s rate decrease represented a return to a downward trend after two weeks of gains.
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