# Spot Truckload Rates And Loads Up | Go By Truck Global News

> Spot truckload demand rose sharply in the week before March 9, with volume up 17% while capacity fell nearly 4%. The national average van rate rose 4 cents a mile, flatbed rates jumped 6 cents, and reefer rates rose slightly after several weeks of decline.

- Date: 2017-03-09 · published 2017-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72187-spot-truckload-rates-and-loads-up-go-by-truck-global-news
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter truck capacity and higher spot rates raise the cost of moving feed ingredients and grain by road. The effect on feed prices is modest because the move is a single weekly change.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2026-09-28 | [Diesel Up 10 Cents, Spot Rates Up 2: Margin Squeeze](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17658-diesel-up-10-cents-spot-rates-up-2-margin-squeeze.md) | -4.7% | +5.3% |
| DIESEL | 2026-04-28 | [Diesel prices ease in US, but West Coast fleets hammered by spike - Truck News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19892-diesel-prices-ease-in-us-but-west-coast-fleets-hammered-by-spike-truck-news.md) | +2.2% | -6.2% |
| DIESEL | 2017-07-21 | [Trans-Pac spot rates await peak season bounce \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69841-trans-pac-spot-rates-await-peak-season-bounce-journal-of-commerce.md) | +3.8% | +2.1% |
| DIESEL | 2023-03-24 | [Another rail strike in Germany to add to European freight troubles - The Loadstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36877-another-rail-strike-in-germany-to-add-to-european-freight-troubles-the-loadstar.md) | -1.9% | -7.1% |
| DIESEL | 2024-01-31 | [Diverted shipping routes are changing trade flows - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32019-diverted-shipping-routes-are-changing-trade-flows-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.9% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- gobytrucknews.com: https://www.gobytrucknews.com/spot-rates-up/123

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