Well, Merry Christmas...the holiday shipping season has come in with a bang! Load-to-truck ratios for vans are up dramatically since Thanksgiving, and as compared to December 2015. We've seen spot rates at their highest in over two years since the season began a few weeks ago. The busiest outbound lanes center in the Denver and Memphis areas where e-commerce distribution facilities abound. Meanwhile, the northeast has been hit by winter weather in recent weeks, tightening van capacity in that region.
See the full report on DAT's web site.
Now more than ever, it's important to have freight broker partners with flexibility, experience, and ingenuity to source your hardest-to-fill needs, especially in these hot zones. Don't get caught with carriers or brokers tied up with assets in the wrong places, and end up stuck with higher costs in this critical time. Contact Executive Freight today to learn how we can help.