Spot Market Insights
May 26, 2026
Spot rates rise further heading into the holiday
After huge gains – especially for van equipment – during the previous week due to International Roadcheck, broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop.com system rose again for all equipment types during the week ended May 22 (week 19) as the Memorial Day holiday approached. Dry van spot rates posted the strongest increase and were only about 12 cents below their all-time high in late December 2021. Refrigerated spot rates were about 30 cents below their record, which was during the same week.
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