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Freight Futures daily curve: 5/18

Freight Futures data to watch today:Weekly spot month futures price changes

Trucking Freight Futures ended the week on a down note across the board Friday as uncertainty in the market continues to weigh. Friday’s downturn mostly wiped out a recovery in the futures markets week-over-week. The spot National contract (FUT.VNU202005) ended lower by 0.51% on Friday, negating an otherwise positive week and causing the average to end fractionally lower at $1.359 per mile. The East regional contract...

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Freight Futures daily curve: 5/12

Freight Futures data to watch today:Spot month futures prices

It was a calm start to the week for the Trucking Freight Futures markets as the spot National contract (FUT.VNU202005) rose a fraction to $1.361 per mile. The South regional contract (FUT.VSU202005) rose 0.25% to $1.206, while the West regional contract (FUT.VWU202005) fell a fraction to $1.467. The East regional contract (FUT.VEU202005) held steady at $1.410.

In the East, the CHI to ATL contract (FUT.VCA202005) inched up to $1.427, as...

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Freight Futures daily curve: 5/7

Freight Futures contract to watch today:Spot month futures price changes

The Trucking Freight Futures markets appear to have found their footing on Wednesday after falling off a cliff earlier this week. The spot National contract (FUT.VNU202005) rose a fraction to  $1.358 per mile, as did both the West regional (FUT.VWU202005) and the South regional (FUT.VSU202005) contracts, which inched up to $1.461 and $1.205, respectively. The East regional average (FUT.VEU202005) slipped a fraction to...

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Freight Futures daily curve: 5/5

Freight Futures contract to watch today: May ‘spot’ contract

The Trucking Freight Futures markets went off a cliff on Monday, posting the largest single-day drop across the board since launch, as the market recalibrated after the April-to-May contract roll. The spot National contract (FUT.VNU202005, FUTC1.VNU) fell $0.063, or 4.4%, to  $1.356 per mile. The East regional average (FUT.VEU202005) slid $0.068 (4.6%) lower to $1.411 as did the West regional contract (FUT.VWU202005) — down $0.056...

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Freight Futures daily curve: 5/4

Freight Futures data to watch today:May “spot” month settlement prices

Friday marked the first trading session for the May “spot” month Trucking Freight Futures contracts. The spot National contract (FUT.VNU202005) settled unchanged at $1.419 per mile, nearly $0.10 above where April closed and moved to expiration. The East regional average (FUT.VEU202005) ended 0.74% lower at $1.479. Both the West regional contract (FUT.VWU202005) and the South regional contract (FUT.VSU202005) rose modestly, to...

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Freight Futures daily curve: 5/1

Freight Futures data to watch today:April Settlements vs. May Settlements

Thursday’s session was the last trading session for the April Trucking Freight Futures contracts, and prices were lower across the board for a seventh consecutive session. The spot National contract (FUT.VNU202004, FUTC1.VNU) finished down 0.7% to close at $1.320 per mile. With the May contract (FUT.VNU202005, FUTC2.VNU) set to become the new “Spot” contract, the roll will bring a nearly $0.10, or 7.5%, premium to the...

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