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Analysis
LTL rates jumped 4.5% in August while flatbed slipped 0.8%
Two freight segments that usually move together split in August, and less-than-truckload was the side with the pricing power.
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Analysis
Freight indices slipped again in July, but every segment sits above a year ago
Diesel's near-47% annual jump is the line eating those gains, while reefer and household-goods rates lead the year higher.
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Analysis
LTL led July's freight retreat, down 4.6%, while truckload held near flat
The all-segment index fell 1.9%, but the weakness was concentrated in less-than-truckload; dry van and flatbed slipped about a point, and reefer firmed to $4.21 a mile.
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Analysis
Flatbed slipped 1.2% in July but held up better than the rest of freight
The specialised index is still up 9.4% on the year, the strongest twelve-month gain of any over-the-road segment bar LTL.
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Analysis
LTL rates fell 4.6% in July, the sharpest of any freight segment
It was the steepest monthly drop in the freight producer price index, though LTL is still up 10.7% on the year -- a bigger annual gain than truckload.
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Analysis
LTL rates fell 4.6% in July, the steepest drop of any freight segment
Less-than-truckload led a broad July softening, though it is still 10.7% higher than a year ago.