# Freight volume eases, but reefer rates rise, DAT reports » Land Line Media

> DAT data for the week through mid-November show total load postings down 8% while truck posts rose 11%, pushing load-to-truck ratios lower across van, reefer and flatbed. National average spot reefer rates rose 3.6% to $2.67 per mile, while van rose 1% and flatbed was flat.

- Date: 2020-11-18 · published 2020-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6810-freight-volume-eases-but-reefer-rates-rise-dat-reports-land-line-media
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter reefer capacity and rising refrigerated rates mainly affect perishable transport costs, with little direct bearing on dry feed ingredient prices.

## Sources

- landline.media: https://landline.media/freight-volume-eases-but-reefer-rates-rise-dat-reports/

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