DAT: Contract van and reefer rates make record June-to-July gains

PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Contract rates for dry van and refrigerated truckload freight posted their largest June-to-July increases on record, according to DAT Freight & Analytics, provider of the industry’s leading load boards and freight analytics. The average contract linehaul rate, which excludes a fuel surcharge, increased 13 cents per mile for van freight and 9 cents per mile for refrigerated (“reefer”) freight. Rates climbed even as freight volumes declined across