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DAT reported spot truckload volume fell 12% in the week ending January 28, 2017, after seasonal declines. Available capacity rose 4.8%, and van and reefer rates were mostly flat.
Excess truck capacity keeps freight rates soft, which limits upward pressure on feed transport costs.
After 153 past logistics events, ULSD / Diesel moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -2.7% to +4.0%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.