Rate Nerd post of the week

Don't get me started. Demand down 10% in a week, 63% year over year (worst region in US). Only ME and VT seem to have some little demand. RI and CT among biggest dropoffs last week.
ME PA CT and DE fell huge for loads, and RI and VT have too many trucks looking. Rates fell out last week in MD. PA, VT, CT, RI, DE, NJ desparate searching for loads, especially CT. Only ME seems to have low enough trucks and a few loads, and ME, VT have least drop in rates last week. Sorry, wish I had better news.

 

@QuietStorm and @86scotty Chins up boys, there is always opportunity if you provide good service. Sorry its tough out there.
A few opportunities...
Rocky Mountain/Central is ok-ish year over year, down a lot less than elsewhere. Anywhere KS and CO up to MT and ND. SD has some ok van rates, average is up a little last week.
Southeast always still has best rates, AL up a little.
If you're in Northeast, try MD.

 

Three cheers for the Midwest and its decent freight volumes: it is the only region where average rates actually slightly rose this week, with every other region flat for slightly down. If you can, perhaps avoid the Southeast (down a few points), especially FL, and don’t mistake NE and WY for Midwest, as they are bottom 5 states (rates dropped the most). If you’re going Northeast, skip RI and MD, and it CT or NY. Also, for slightly selfish reasons, I must mention that ID is a top 5 (rates rose the most).


But wherever you go, take courage that the next 4 weeks look flat, if not even slightly up.

 

Y'all gotta tell me what you want, what is useful!

Edit: BTW, love your profile image....may make that my new background