Signal · Supply Chain & Logistics
Spot vs. Contract Rates: Don’t Be Fooled by Short-Term Declines
What the source reported
Source-reported<p>The gap between spot and contract freight rates is widening, with contract rates up almost 20% year-over-year while spot rates see a monthly dip. Dive into SONAR data to understand why this isn’t just seasonal softening. We’ll explore the strategic shift to intermodal in key markets like Indianapolis and what it means for your procurement […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.freightwaves.com/news/spot-vs-contract-rates-dont-be-fooled-by-short-term-declines">Spot vs. Contract Rates: Don’t Be Fooled by Short-Term Declines</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.freightwaves.com">FreightWaves</a>.</p>
- Publication
- FreightWaves · Trade Publication
- Published
- 11th August 2026
- Original report
- freightwaves.com
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What ProcIntel recorded
ProcIntel-derived- Category
- Supply Chain & Logistics
- Geography
- Global, US
- Organisations
- None identified
- Collected
- 11th August 2026 · 23:09
Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.
A provisional, automatically computed reading of this individual Signal, before Event extraction or human review. Not a final rating.
Initial Significance Low (14.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (6.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Geographic Breadth (0.0/10 points). Initial Confidence Low (31.5/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Corroboration (2.5/25 points).
- Strongest contributor
- Procurement Impact
- Limiting factor
- Geographic Breadth