The latest DAT North American Freight Index report of spot market freight volume showed increases inÌýAugust from the previous month.
The Sept. 20 report from DAT, part of Portland, Ore.-based TransCore, showed a 0.4% rise in spot market freight volume in August, compared with July, and a 13% increase on a year-over-year basis last month.
Freight volume typically peaks on the spot market in June, butÌýit extended through theÌýsummer, according to the DAT report.
Freight volume increased 3.1% for vans in August from July, rose 3.8% for reefers and declined 5.1% for flatbeds.
Freight availability for van loads in August rose 10% from the same month last year, reefer loads increased 22% and flatbed rates rose 14%, according to DAT.
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