Dat: truckload volumes slipped in april; spot van, reefer rates dive

Denver--(business wire)--truckload freight volumes retreated and spot-market rates dropped sharply in april, compounding pressure on small trucking companies and independent operators already strained by record fuel prices, said dat freight & analytics, operators of the outindustry's largest truckload freight marketplace and dat iq data analytics service. dat's april truckload volume index (tvi) for dry van freight was 273, 10% lower compared to march; the refrigerated tvi was 190, down 10%
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