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DAT Network Integrity Unit: Our mission to end fraud
The other side of the rate: Using Shipper Spot Rate to win bids, protect margins, and read the market
For freight brokers, the difference between a profitable quarter and a stressful one often comes down to how quickly you
Flatbed report: The construction boom that fueled flatbed is fading
Nonresidential construction spending fell 0.6% in December, and the numbers underneath that headline are worse than they look for flatbed
Reefer Produce Report: South Texas goes full squeeze; every lane hits slight shortage
South Texas is the tightest produce origin in the country. All nine lanes out of Mexico crossings through South Texas
Dry van report: Why spot market carriers feel the diesel pain first
The war in the Middle East has quickly injected volatility into global energy markets, and diesel prices are responding faster
Flatbed report: The port that moves the machinery that moves America
Every March, flatbed carriers along the East Coast and into the Mid-Atlantic feel a familiar tightening — and the Port
Reefer Produce Report: The calm lasted one week; Nogales, South Texas, and Florida all tighten
The big picture Last week’s all-Adequate reset? Gone. Slight Shortage conditions are back at three of the four biggest produce
Dry van report: The freight market is waking up — LMI says so
The February 2026 Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) reported a solid 61.5 reading, up from 59.6 in January and marking one
Reefer Produce Report: Every produce region hits adequate as Florida’s slide continues
The Big Picture For the first time in weeks, every single origin in the USDA report is showing Adequate truck
Flatbed report: Tonnage ticks up, but the recovery remains slow going
The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index edged up 0.4% in January to a seasonally adjusted reading of 113.0, following a
Dry van report: Manufacturing is back, and that’s good news for truckload demand
For the second straight month, U.S. manufacturing is expanding, and the February ISM Manufacturing PMI of 52.4 carries some meaningful
Dry van report: Move over, jersey — Chicago has a new claim to fame
America’s road congestion problem isn’t getting better — and the trucking industry is paying the price. The American Transportation Research
Reefer Produce Report: Weather wrecks supply, rates tell two different stories
The Big Picture Mother Nature is reshaping the produce freight map. California storms and Florida’s freeze are pulling supply out
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