Hottest and Coldest Markets for Truckers: Lexington, Baltimore, Reno and San Antonio
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In today’s Trucker Tools Market Index Report, you’ll see some new names on our hot and cold markets list, as well as some familiar faces. For the eighth consecutive week in a row, Tucson, Ariz., will remain the hottest reefer market in the country for those of you who pull refrigerated freight. Wheeling, W. Va., today makes its first appearance in a Trucker Tools Market Index Report as the least desirable market for flatbed truckers in the next five to seven day period. Overall, though, freight volumes remain high for this time of year as online retail continues its boom and manufacturing starts to pick up speed in replenishing inventories.
Where Rates, Demand Will Be High or Rising
Lexington, Ky., Cheyenne, Wyo., and Jonesboro, Ark.,
will be three of the hottest markets for flatbed in the coming
week. Flatbed demand will be rising this week for Southwest Ontario
(Canada), South Bend, Ind., and Buffalo, N.Y.
Tucson, Ariz., continues to be the hottest market in
the country for reefer.
Jacksonville, Fla., will continue to be one of the best
markets in the country for truckers for power only this week. Power
only demand/rates will be going up over the next five to seven days for
Baltimore and Fresno, Calif.
Where Rates, Demand Will Be Low or Falling
Wheeling, W. Va., will be one of the coldest flatbed
markets for truckers in the coming week. Demand for flatbed will fall
slightly this week for Rapid City, S.D.
Hartford, Conn., and Reno, Nev., will be two of the
coldest reefer markets this week.
Rates and demand for van capacity in and out of
Minot, N.D., are expected to drop over the next five to seven days.
Demand and rates for power only capacity will be
low this week for San Antonio. Also expectpower onlydemand/rates
to fall in the coming week for Austin, Texas.
Trucker Tools’ Market Insights
Demand for flatbed trucks in and out of Lexington,
Ky., currently is four times what it was at this time last year.
The Jacksonville, Fla., power only market will be one
of the hottest markets in the country this week.
After a brief elevation in mid-January, demand for
power only for San Antonio has dropped dramatically.
Tucson, Ariz.,
has been one of the hottest reefer markets in the country for the last
eight weeks in a row.
FreightWaves SONAR Market Insights
Trucker Tools is partnering with FreightWaves to give you even more insights into which areas to target or avoid in the next five to seven days. FreightWaves SONAR today is reporting that Los Angeles, Ontario, Dallas, Memphis, Milwaukee, Toledo and Elizabeth all are markets that you should seek out this week. FreightWaves SONAR is reporting that rates will likely drop in the coming week for Lakeland, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Phoenix.
FreightWaves SONAR’s Hot Lanes for Truckers
FreightWaves’ Daily Outlook advises carriers who
typically run Kansas City to Los Angeles to consider destinations in the
middle of the country instead of L.A. to maximize revenue. If Cleveland to
Atlanta is one of your preferred lanes, stay firm on your rates this week
because capacity will be tightening coming out of Cleveland. Demand for capacity
is expected to decline for Dallas in the next week. If Dallas to Lakeland
is one of your usual lanes, you can expect rates to be much lower than the
national average.
