Originally published at: FreightWaves Today Launched on the Day Spot Rates Hit an All-Time Record. Here Is Everything You Missed on Day One, and Why You Will Want to Tune In Tomorrow. - FreightWaves
The Headline Number: Spot Rates Hit an All-Time Record Craig Fuller set the tone in the opening minutes, and the data backed it up at the close. The SONAR National Truckload Index, which tracks daily spot rates inclusive of fuel, hit 383, an all-time record. Fuller, a self-described rate nerd from a trucking asset background,…