# Spot rates not following normal trends

> Load posts on the DAT One board remain elevated for the time of year, and spot truckload rates are climbing when they usually decline. Coronavirus disruptions have shifted freight that would normally move under contract onto the spot market.

- Date: 2020-07-28 · published 2020-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10473-spot-rates-not-following-normal-trends
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter truck capacity raises freight costs for feed deliveries and can disrupt the timing of rail and truck grain movements. Feed prices are only indirectly affected.

## Sources

- ajot.com: https://www.ajot.com/news/spot-rates-not-following-normal-trends

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