Flatbed rates gained 5 cents in the month, pushing the segment’s monthly rate average to $2.34 a mile. That’s the strongest per-mile flatbed rate since December 2014. Compared to August 2016, flatbed was up 31 cents a mile:
Reefer rates, meanwhile, fell hard in the month, tumbling 28 cents to $2.12 a mile. In recent weeks, the segment has seemingly rebounded. Compared to the same month last year, reefer was down 3 cents:
Van rates in the month also stumbled, falling 11 cents to $2 a mile. However, that’s a 10-cent gain from the same month last year: