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Message:: [QUOTE="crocky, post: 11586104, member: 200207"]I think it takes more than 1 month to determine if capacity is oversaturated. I keep tabs on a broker's freight board to see what they are saying and they are still crying for trucks. edt.. This was from the 15th so 10 days ago... Rates in Sept are above rates from Aug so the industry trend doesn't seem to be seeing what you are saying. Maybe the rates dropped in the last week but I don't buy 75% drop in loads.. No one else is saying that.. DAT.com reports truckload rates remain steady. DAT’s September 13th Trendlines Report shows current national van rate averages are at $2.84 per mile, an $.09 increase from the August average. According to DAT, the highest average van rates are in the Midwest at $2.99 per mile. The lowest average van rates are in the Northeast at $2.53 per mile. DAT reports the current national load-to-truck ratio is 6.22 loads to truck, compared to the August 22nd average of 6.40. Ratios are high from the Great Lakes states, and central plains. The lowest ratios are in the Southeast and desert Southwest.[/QUOTE]