We compared spot market rates with contract rates for dry vans in 7,600 lanes during the third quarter. The rates were based on more than $850 million per month in actual transactions, derived from rate agreements and freight bills in the TransCore’s Truckload Rate Index database.

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Q3 Spot Market vs Contract Rates

To get the rates for the lanes you run, subscribe to Truckload Rate Index, which provides spot market rates based on $5 billion in rate agreements between freight brokers and carriers, updated daily for vans, reefers and flatbeds. Get a separate database of 12 million freight bills recording shipper-to-carrier contract rates, which are updated monthly for the three equipment types.