Spot Market Insights
March 24, 2025
Van spot rates continue to fade as flatbed rates rise
The pattern for almost all of 2025 so far continued as broker-posted spot market rates in the Truckstop system rose for flatbed equipment and decreased for van equipment during the week ended March 21 (week 11). Flatbed spot rates were the highest since June. Dry van rates were the lowest since September, and refrigerated rates were the lowest since June 2020. While dry van rates exceeded those in a few weeks during 2023 and 2024, they were only about 2 cents higher than they were in June 2020.
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