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DAT Truckload Volume Index sees February declines after a strong January
March 28, 2024
The van TVI, at 245, down 4% compared to January, with the reefer TVI, at 193, down 4% compared to January, and
the flatbed TVI, at 242, increased 3% compared to January.
Harsh weather drives January spot freight volumes to a monthly record high, notes DAT Truckload Volume Index
February 16, 2024
The new edition of the DAT Truckload Volume Index (TVI), which was recently issued by DAT Freight & Analytics, noted that spot freight volumes rose to all-time highs, for the month of January, driven by what it described as a weather-related bump in demand for truckload capacity.
November DAT Truckload Volume Index shows a stronger than usual performance
December 19, 2023
The November edition of the DAT Truckload Volume Index (TVI), which was recently issued by DAT Freight & Analytics, showed a solid post-Thanksgiving bump in truckload freight volumes compared to previous Novembers.
DAT October Truckload Volume Index posts mixed volume and rate readings
November 20, 2023
DAT reported that the van TVI was up 3.5% compared to September, at 263, and up 9.5% annually, with the reefer TVI up 4.3% compared to September, at 196 and up 9.0% annually, and the flatbed TVI was down 3.2% compared to September, at 245, and up 0.5% annually.
DAT September Truckload Volume Index sees lower volumes and rates
October 20, 2023
Seasonal trends impacted lower spot market volumes and rates in the September edition of the DAT Truckload Volume Index.
DAT’s August Truckload Volume Index presents a mixed bag for volume and rates
September 25, 2023
The van TVI was up 8.0% compared to July, at 241, and down 8.0% annually; the reefer TVI was up 4% compared to July, at 175 and down 5% annually; and
the flatbed TVI was up 9% compared to July, at 259, and down 0.4% annually;
July DAT Truckload Volume Index sees seasonal impact in lower rates and volumes
August 24, 2023
The van TVI was down 7.0% compared to June, to 226, and down 3.0% annually, the flatbed TVI decreased 12.8% compared to June, to 238, and was up 3.5% annually, and the reefer TVI was down 3.4% compared to June, to 169 and up 1.2% annually (DAT said that even with each TVI reading declining, the reefer and TVI numbers marked the highest on record for July.
June DAT Truckload Volume Index is mixed, across various segments
July 18, 2023
The Van TVI was down 1% compared to May, to 230, and down 10% annually, and the reefer TVI was down 3% compared to May, to 167 and down 4.6% annually. The flatbed TVI increased 2% over May, to 267, down 1.2% annually.
November TVI shows volume progression as rates decline, reports DAT
December 19, 2022
November’s TVI dry van freight reading—at 218—fell 9.5% compared to October, while falling 4.4% annually. The October refrigerated (reefer) TVI—at 170—was down 4.5% sequentially and off 5.0% annually. And the flatbed TVI—at 218—was down 11% sequentially and posted a 13% annual gain.
DAT’s September Truckload Volume Index trends down ahead of holiday season
October 31, 2022
September’s TVI dry van freight reading—at 228—was off 13.7% compared to what it called “an unusually active August,” while remaining in line with previous years. And it added that the TVI was 2.9% below September 2021 and up 1.8% compared to September 2020. The September refrigerated (reefer) TVI was down 9.7% to 168, and the flatbed TVI was down 10.5%, to 231.
DAT’s April Truckload Volume Index heads down in April while still posting solid results
May 18, 2021
Coming off of March, which was the highest monthly output ever, April was the second-highest, even with the sequential decline, coming in at 225, a 5% decline compared to March. And the April TVI was up 39% compared to April 2020 and was up 26% compared to April 2019.
DAT points to July spot market gains in July Truckload Volume Index
August 14, 2020
The July edition of the DAT Truckload Volume Index, which was issued this week by DAT Freight & Analytics, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies and operator of an online marketplace for spot market truckload freight, pointed to gains, at a time when market conditions and freight demand remain impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.