Spot Market Insights
August 10, 2026
Spot rates were weaker than seasonally expected
Week-over-week changes in broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop.com system were mixed during the week ended August 7 (week 31), but all equipment types underperformed seasonal expectations. Refrigerated spot rates rose, but the gain was smaller than typical for comparable weeks of the year. Dry van rates occasionally decline during comparable weeks, but the decrease was the largest since at least 2008. Flatbed rates almost always fall but the only comparable week with a larger drop was in 2022.
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