It was the best October on record for Canadian spot market truckload volumes, according to the latest data from Loadlink Technologies.

Loadlink reported an increase in load availability for a fourth straight month. Volumes were up 32% compared to last October, and 5% better than September results.

Domestic loads bounced back, accounting for the largest gains in load postings for the first time in four months. Intra-Canada loads were up 7% from September, and 41% year over year. Equipment postings, meanwhile, dipped 5% in October.

Atlantic Canada and Western Canada led the way with double-digit increases in outbound domestic loads.

Loads from Canada to the U.S. jumped 5% in October, and were up 52% year over year. Equipment postings for these loads fell 8%.

Inbound cross-border loads were also up 5%, with equipment postings 3% lower.

The average truck-to-load ratio tightened 10% with 2.39 available trucks for every posted load, Loadlink reported. The ratio was down 27% year over year, as there were 3.28 trucks per load last October.