Talked to a broker about the summer rate spike and it clicked

I was on the phone with a broker named Mike from Texas last week and he said the reason rates jump every June is because everyone tries to move their cars at once. He showed me a chart where prices in Dallas went from $800 to $1,200 in just two weeks last July. I always thought it was just gas prices doing it, but he said it's mostly demand. Has anyone else noticed how much cheaper it is to ship in like February or March?

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leo_lopez10d ago

Yeah I’m with you on that @christopher594. “Everyone decides to move on July 1st” - that part got me. Like, he made it sound like the entire state of Texas wakes up on the same Saturday with a U-Haul in their driveway. I asked Mike if he had hard numbers for other cities too and he just mumbled something about it being a “proprietary chart.” That alone made me wonder how much of it was real. Two weeks, $800 to $1,200, and it’s based on a graph he wouldn’t email you? That’s a lot of smooth talk for someone who “forgot” to send the PDF. I’ve shipped cars in February before and yeah it was way cheaper, but I never thought brokers would just bump the price that hard that fast. Maybe he’s right about demand, but I’m not betting my wallet on his word alone.

christopher59411d ago

Honestly, $800 to $1,200 in two weeks sounds steep but I'd wanna see the source on that chart. I mean, sure, demand goes up in summer but it's not like everyone in Dallas suddenly decides to move on July 1st. Tbh, a lot of these brokers just want you to lock in a higher rate.

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