
Dry Van and Reefer Spot Rates Rise, Flatbed Falls 6 Cents
FTR reports dry van spot rates up 6 cents last week, reefer up 3 cents, flatbed down 6 cents. DAT shows lower national linehaul averages across all three…
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FTR reports dry van spot rates up 6 cents last week, reefer up 3 cents, flatbed down 6 cents. DAT shows lower national linehaul averages across all three…

Dry van spot jumped 9 cents, reefer 13 cents, flatbed 3 cents in the week ending September 11. Year-over-year gains top 39% across the board.

June data shows dry van spot linehaul at a premium to contract, flatbed spread down to 11 cents, and capacity pressure driving pricing power even as volumes…

Contract-to-spot spread collapses to 11 cents per mile in May as capacity tightens before demand recovers. LTL carriers hold yield despite shipment declines.

Flatbed held gains at $2.93/mile as dry van and reefer gave back ground despite freight volumes climbing across all three segments.

All three equipment types posted gains last week as freight market tightens. Flatbed set new record at $2.87 per mile.

April 2026 net orders hit 19,400 units, more than doubling year-over-year, though ACT Research notes the comparison base was depressed.

ACT Research reports April net orders rose instead of falling, marking a delayed order cycle that started in December rather than the usual September-October…
All three equipment types posted year-over-year gains above 23% as weekly rates climbed across the board.

Dry van spot rates rose 4¢ last week to $2.00/mile, reefer climbed 10¢, and flatbed added 8¢: all three segments now running 25–38% above year-ago levels.
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Flatbed climbs for the 17th straight week while dry van and reefer hold steady, all three equipment types running 23–37% above year-ago levels.