Rates fall back a bit for vans, though volumes rebounded from prior week

Van freight volume typically retreats in January, but that’s not been the case thus far. The national average load-to-truck ratio for van equipment was 3.2, edging down from the previous week but still favoring carriers—for now. And: A 2014 and 2018 January reefer-rate dynamic that could bode well for the year if trend thus far continues…