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Forecast rates, indices and events. See what the crowd expects next and track how freight sentiment is moving.
Truckload spot rates can swing 20% or more in a single quarter. Contract rates lag behind. Diesel prices fluctuate with global events. For shippers, carriers and brokers, anticipating these shifts is essential for planning capacity, setting budgets and timing commitments.
Traditional forecasting relies on individual analysts or proprietary models. But research consistently shows that aggregated predictions from diverse, informed participants often outperform expert forecasts — a principle known as the wisdom of crowds.
Rig Load posts prediction markets on freight rates, industry indices and major events. Each market has a clear question and a resolution date. When the date arrives, we check the actual outcome against official data sources — DAT, FreightWaves, EIA and others — and score every forecast.
You can predict on numeric outcomes (like “What will the national dry van spot rate be in Q2?”) or binary questions (like “Will the OTVI exceed 12,000 in March?”). Your accuracy is tracked over time on the leaderboard.
The consensus on Rig Load reflects what transportation professionals collectively expect. It's a real-time signal — updated as new predictions come in — of market sentiment on rates, capacity and events that shape freight economics.
Whether you're a fleet operator timing contract renewals, a broker anticipating capacity shifts or an analyst tracking market sentiment, crowd forecasts offer a complementary data point to traditional research.