# Spot market demand continues fall | Overdrive

> Spot truckload postings on the DAT One network fell 16% in the week of July 17, from 2.9 million to 2.4 million loads. Dry van, reefer and flatbed posts were all well below year-earlier levels. Spot rates continued to edge lower as freight shifted toward contract pricing and diesel prices stayed high.

- Date: 2022-07-27 · published 2022-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40693-spot-market-demand-continues-fall-overdrive
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker spot truck demand and lower rates ease freight costs for feed and grain movements that rely on trucking. The softening reflects slowing freight demand and cheaper capacity rather than a supply disruption.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2018-11-13 | [Cass freight indexes continue record climbs, while spot market rates hold steady - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62224-cass-freight-indexes-continue-record-climbs-while-spot-market-rates-hold-steady.md) | -2.8% | -13.9% |
| DIESEL | 2022-11-18 | [Diesel drives fleet costs, freight market shifts \| FleetOwner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38878-diesel-drives-fleet-costs-freight-market-shifts-fleetowner.md) | -9.9% | -15.1% |
| DIESEL | 2017-08-31 | [US oil set for biggest monthly loss in over a year as floods hit demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69602-us-oil-set-for-biggest-monthly-loss-in-over-a-year-as-floods-hit-demand.md) | +7.1% | +8.9% |
| DIESEL | 2022-11-07 | [Transportation snags impacting grain movement this fall and it could continue into spring - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10338-transportation-snags-impacting-grain-movement-this-fall-and-it-could-continue.md) | -5.0% | -30.6% |
| DIESEL | 2026-02-25 | [Fuel prices surge, but rates holding strong \| Overdrive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20779-fuel-prices-surge-but-rates-holding-strong-overdrive.md) | +17.3% | +54.9% |

## Sources

- overdriveonline.com: https://www.overdriveonline.com/business/article/15294666/spot-market-demand-continues-fall

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