DAT: Higher fuel costs lifted April truckload rates; freight volumes eased

Truckload spot and contract rates climbed sharply in April, but the gains came almost entirely from higher fuel costs, reported DAT Freight & Analytics, provider of the industry's leading load board ...
Trucking Info

DAT: Fuel Surcharges Drive April Truckload Rate Gains as Freight Volumes Slip

Truckload spot and contract rates climbed in April. But DAT says higher fuel costs -- not stronger freight demand -- were behind most of the increase.
Truckinginfo

DAT: Spot Freight Rates Down, Still Relatively Strong

Spot market truck freight rates remain relatively strong but are down over the past week, according to new figures released by the freight matching service provider DAT Solutions. Vans reported the ...
Business Wire

DAT: Truckload volumes, rates slipped in April amid freight-market uncertainty

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spot truckload freight volumes declined in April, a sign that tariff-related stockpiling, a slowdown in manufacturing, and general seasonality contributed to reduced ...
Morningstar

U.S. Bank and DAT: Truck freight rates show modest uptick in early 2026

The latest quarterly U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index – Rates Edition showed truck freight rates moving up modestly to start 2026, while the gap between spot and contract pricing has narrowed. This ...
The Bakersfield Californian

DAT: Truckload freight rates hit two-year highs as diesel costs surge

PORTLAND, Ore., April 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Truckload freight volumes rose across all major equipment types in March while a sharp jump in fuel costs pushed spot and contract rates to their ...
Business Wire

DAT: Truckload volumes and rates diverged in August

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Truckload freight volumes and rates continued on divergent paths in August, with shipments rising and prices falling for the third straight month, said DAT Freight & ...