# Truckstop, FTR: Spot rates decline for principal equipment types

> Broker-posted spot rates for dry van, reefer and flatbed declined week over week for the first time since mid-August, in the week ending October 30. Total spot load volume rose 8.5% and was about 15% higher than the same week of 2025. Rates remained about 41.5% above last year.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:09:48.918Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75862-truckstop-ftr-spot-rates-decline-for-principal-equipment-types
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Softer seasonal truck rates reduce some freight pressure on feed deliveries, though rates remain well above last year.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2017-03-09 | [Spot Truckload Rates And Loads Up \| Go By Truck Global News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72187-spot-truckload-rates-and-loads-up-go-by-truck-global-news.md) | -2.7% | +2.9% |
| 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 | 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 | 2019-05-30 | [Grain Journal \| U.S. Grain Transportation Costs to Mexico Decline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59282-grain-journal-u-s-grain-transportation-costs-to-mexico-decline.md) | -9.9% | -0.1% |
| DIESEL | 2026-04-14 | [Diesel prices drop by 3.5 cents but could remain sticky, experts say \| Trucking Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10140-diesel-prices-drop-by-3-5-cents-but-could-remain-sticky-experts-say-trucking.md) | -7.0% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- thetrucker.com: https://www.thetrucker.com/trucking-news/business/truckstop-ftr-spot-rates-decline-for-principal-equipment-types

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