The national average van load-to-truck ratio fell from 3.9 in June to 3.8, meaning there were 3.8 available loads for every van on the DAT network. The reefer load-to-truck ratio was 7.2, up from 7.0.

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With the explosive growth of the freight market during the COVID-19 pandemic, cargo theft and fraud surged. Thieves stole more than $31 million in shipments just in the third quarter of 2023.

Freight availability on the DAT load boards set a new record in June, the firm reported in its monthly DAT North American Freight Index, with freight demand climbing 9.3 percent from May.

Volume ticked up for dry freight, but rates were lackluster in the past week. Some local markets with a higher van load-to-truck showed opportunity in these states: OR, WA, ID, WI, IN and PA.

That pushed the load-to-truck ratio up 19.5% from 2.7 loads per truck to 3.2, meaning there were 3.2 van loads posted for every available van trailer on DAT load boards the week ending February 28.

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What stands out for 2017 is just how much freight there was. In 2016, Atlanta was the only market with more than 1 million van load posts on the DAT network of load boards.

Throughout 2018, the ratio of loads to trucks in the DAT network of load boards has set new records. For the week ending May 12, the ratio was highest in the flatbed market with 102 loads posted ...