Dry van and refrigerated rates are rising within seasonal expectations, but fuel surcharges are causing pain again, according to weekly reports from FTR Transportation Intelligence and DAT Freight & Analytics. 

Flatbed rates are declining once again, and the total market broker-posted rate dropped almost 2 cents. However, fuel-adjusted rates fell around 7 cents. FTR is predicting that rates across all equipment types will be soft over the next few weeks.

Here is how rates and volumes changed across the three major spot market equipment types:

Dry van rates and volumes

According to FTR: Spot rates rose almost 6 cents last week. Year over year, rates were up 43%. Dry van loads dropped 19%.

According to DAT: National linehaul spot rates dropped 1 cent last week, averaging $2.20 per mile.

Refrigerated rates and volumes

According to FTR: Spot rates rose almost 3 cents last week, the smallest gain in the past four weeks. Rates were almost 48% higher than last year. Refrigerated loads decreased almost 19%.

According to DAT: National linehaul spot rates dropped 2 cents last week, averaging $2.71 per mile. 

Flatbed rates and volumes

According to FTR: Spot rates fell almost 6 cents last week. Year over year, rates were up 29%. Flatbed loads dropped almost 12%. 

According to DAT: National linehaul spot rates dropped 5 cents last week, averaging $2.62 per mile.