Super Dispatch, the industry-leading automotive transportation management platform, has officially published the results from its Super Moves: State of Auto Transport Report, which was designed to offer an in-depth analysis of the key industry trends that are relevant to shippers, carriers, and brokers across the board.
Going by the available details, this particular exercise is understood to be backed by data from nearly 15,000 carriers and over 50,000 individual drivers who moved vehicles via Super Dispatch in 2024. More on that would reveal how it explores key shifts in vehicle types moved, transport methods, pricing trends, and seasonal fluctuations.
On top of that, the report also brings forth nationwide coverage and regional lane-specific breakdowns to equip shippers, carriers, and brokers with insights needed in the context of navigating different industry challenges and planning for the road ahead.
“With millions of vehicles being moved on the Super Dispatch platform each year, we see industry-shaping trends unfold in real-time — and are excited to share what we’ve found,” said Matt Bradley, CEO of Super Dispatch. “In sharing our insights, we’re providing customers with the latest information to help them stay ahead of challenges, streamline their operations and find new opportunities to move vehicles faster, smarter and easier than ever before.”
Talk about the Super Dispatch’s latest findings on a slightly deeper level, we begin from how transport rates jumped 20% year-over-year, and as a result, breached the average of $3.49 per mile. This came even as average mileage per order rose just 3%, thus signaling added pressures on pricing.
Next up, the report discovered that, out of all the transported vehicles, SUVs led the pack in 2024. We get to say so because they made up 46% of all transported vehicles. For better understanding, the figure outdoes the number of sedans (29%) and trucks (17%) moved last year by a substantial margin.
Another detail worth a mention is rooted in the way bulk shipping improved efficiencies and lowered costs, with six-vehicle shipments lowering per-mile expenses by 26%, as compared to single-vehicle transports.
Hold on, we still have a few bits left to unpack, considering we haven’t yet touched upon how natural disasters caused temporary slowdowns, but at the same time, industry resilience would go on to see demand rebound within 7 days as carriers efficiently cleared backlogs and resumed operations.
Rounding up highlights would be a piece of data, which claims that carrier satisfaction remained high at 96%. This was largely driven by strong communication, on-time delivery, and overall reliability across the Super Dispatch platform.
“The report is packed with real-world insights, especially on pricing trends that matter to us as brokers,” said Sean Llorente, COO of Expedited Freight. “Knowing what’s happening with rates and lanes helps us work smarter, not harder.”
