Weekly Report 38 – 09/22/2021 español
Spot volume rebounds after Labor Day week, but rates decline
Load postings in the system bounced back from a Labor Day induced lull during the week ended September 17 (week 37). Total spot volume jumped 25.9% to exceed the volume recorded during the week prior to Labor Day. The principal segments – dry van, refrigerated, and flatbed – each post- ed gains of more than 20%, although dry van and refrigerated volume did not recover all the volume lost during the holiday week. Meanwhile, total spot rates posted their largest decline in five weeks.