Economic forces, consumer demand, seasonality, natural disasters and myriad other factors contribute to the trucking industry’s cyclical market.
The charts below provide a dashboard of select data on spot rates, load-to-truck ratios, monthly tonnage and equipment orders. We'll update this page frequently as new data is released.
For more detailed analysis, check out our independent trackers for each metric:
- How truck spot rates are shifting (updated April 30)
- What’s the latest load-to-truck ratio? (updated May 1)
- Tracking the truck tonnage index (updated April 23)
- Class 8 truck, trailer orders by month (updated April 22)
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Spot rates
Load-to-truck ratios
A ratio of 10 means there were 10 loads available for every available truck posted on a given week in DAT’s system.
