Where’s the Freight? Dodge City, Rapid City, Texarkana, Brooklyn and Tucson To See High Demand in Coming Week

Welcome to the Friday edition of Where’s the Freight?,” Trucker Tools’ free freight forecast for trucking companies and owner operators. In this and every edition of “Where’s the Freight?,” you’ll learn where demand and rates are likely to be high and low over the next five to seven day period. Armed with this vital information, you can maximize your profit margins by prioritizing loads to/from markets that are expected to see high demand and minimize your losses by avoiding loads in markets where demand and rates are projected to be low. This week, you can expect Dodge City, Kan., to remain a hot spot for reefer freight, while Hartford, Conn., will continue to see extremely low demand (and rates) for reefer. If you run power only, you’ll want to keep an eye on Brooklyn, N.Y., this week, as power only demand is projected to increase there. Over the next week, you also can expect to see demand for flatbed capacity increase for Yakima, Wash., Huntington, W.Va. and Southwestern Ontario.

For more insight into which markets are likely to see high and low demand and rates in the coming week, check out the rest of this Friday edition of Trucker Tools’ “Where’s the Freight?” below.

Where Demand and Rates Are Likely To Be High or Rising

• Flatbed demand and rates to/from Rapid City, S.D., and Texarkana, Texas, will be relatively high this week. Demand for flatbed capacity inbound to and outbound from Yakima, Wash., Huntington, W.Va., and Southwestern Ontario is likely to rise over the coming week.
• Reefer demand and rates for Dodge City, Kan., and Tucson, Ariz., will remain elevated over the next five to seven day period. Reefer demand to/from Tucson, Ariz., also is projected to increase this week.
• Power only demand and rates inbound to and outbound from Brooklyn, N.Y., are likely to be relatively high in the coming week. Power only demand to/from Denver is expected to increase, as well.

Where Demand and Rates Are Likely To Be Low or Falling

• Reefer demand to/from Hartford, Conn., Eastern Ontario, Billings, Mont., and Pittsburgh will be extremely low in the coming week.
• Power only demand and rates for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Savannah, Ga., are projected to decline over the next five to seven days.

Trucker Tools’ Market Insights and Industry News

• This week, the five most profitable markets likely will be: 1. Dodge City, Kan. (reefer), 2. Rapid City, S.D. (flatbed), 3. Texarkana, Texas (flatbed), 4. Brooklyn, N.Y. (power only), and 5. Tucson, Ariz. (reefer).
• The five least profitable markets likely will be: 1. Hartford, Conn. (reefer), 2. Eastern Ontario (reefer), 3. Billings, Mont. (reefer), 4. Yakima, Wash. (flatbed), and 5. Pittsburgh (reefer).
• This week, the inbound Texarkana, Texas, flatbed market will favor truckers and carriers by two to one, meaning for each flatbed headed into the region, there should be at least two loads available.
• The latest Daily Market Update from FreightWaves indicates that both national outbound tender rejections and volumes are down slightly.
• In the coming week, demand for power only capacity to/from Brooklyn, N.Y., will be three times higher than it was during the same week last year.
• The price of oil has surged to more than $105/barrel for the first time since 2014 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
• The latest Specialty Crops National Truck Rate Report from the U.S.D.A. indicates a capacity shortage in the Minnesota-North Dakota Red River Valley.

Check out the Wednesday edition of our free market report Where’s the Freight? Dodge City, Southwestern Ontario, Brooklyn, Tucson and Cedar Rapids Highest Demand Markets Over Next Week.

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