--- title: MFW Social Post - October 22, 2021 - MyFreightWorld description: Noteworthy news bullets we thought would inform. MFW makes the wheels of transportation less squeaky. We do this by having an extremely high give a dang level, proactive communication, and shooting straight - even if the news isn't great image: https://blog.myfreightworld.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Website-Icon-Mar-11-2024-04-34-47-3016-PM.png --- [Skip to content](https://blog.myfreightworld.com/blog-posts-myfreightworld/mfw-social-post-october-22-2021#main-content) ![MYFREIGHTWORLD LOGO-1](https://blog.myfreightworld.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MYFREIGHTWORLD%20LOGO-1.png?width=1499&height=786&name=MYFREIGHTWORLD%20LOGO-1.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Get Quote](https://blog.myfreightworld.com/blog-posts-myfreightworld/mfw-social-post-october-22-2021#Webquote) [Get Quote](https://blog.myfreightworld.com/blog-posts-myfreightworld/mfw-social-post-october-22-2021#Webquote) Oct 22, 2021 7:26:27 AM # MFW Social Post – October 22, 2021 [mike](https://blog.myfreightworld.com/blog-posts-myfreightworld/author/mike) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.myfreightworld.com/blog-posts-myfreightworld/mfw-social-post-october-22-2021) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.myfreightworld.com/blog-posts-myfreightworld/mfw-social-post-october-22-2021) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.myfreightworld.com/blog-posts-myfreightworld/mfw-social-post-october-22-2021) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://blog.myfreightworld.com/blog-posts-myfreightworld/mfw-social-post-october-22-2021) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://blog.myfreightworld.com/blog-posts-myfreightworld/mfw-social-post-october-22-2021) | **MFW Social Posts** October 22, 2021 | | --- | |   Contract rates are catching up with spot rates. Per [DAT Freight & Analytics](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dat-freight-and-analytics/) the national average contract van rate in September was $2.85 per mile, which is up $0.03 from August and is now equal to the national average spot van rate. Contract rates are historically lower than spot rates in times of high shipping demand because it guarantees carriers ‘X’ amount of volume for an extended period of time. In times of low shipping demand spot rates often dip down below contract rates. The last 18 + months of extremely high demand has caused the contract carriers to start looking around at the overall market and raise their rates. Higher costs of labor have a lot to do with this as well. Does this [DAT Freight & Analytics](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dat-freight-and-analytics/) data align with what our fellow transportation professionals are seeing in the marketplace? Ship Smarter. 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