Spot Market Insights - September 2, 2025
Van spot rates rise sharply heading into the holiday
Broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop.com system for dry van and refrigerated van equipment logged big gains during the week ended August 29 (week 34), although the increases largely were in line with seasonal expectations. Dry van spot rates were the highest in seven weeks while refrigerated spot rates were the highest since the beginning of the year except for the mid-year peak. Although van rates were up very strongly versus the same 2024 week, those comparisons are skewed somewhat by calendar distortions.
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