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Spot market freight volume is soft, and capacity is loose. Large truckload carriers are raising their prices, but spot market

We all know 2014 was a tight capacity year…. Driven by… weather, HOS regulation, driver shortages, and port congestion –

Jeff Tucker‘s guest column in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal pointed to the pivotal role of technology, including DAT Load Boards,

Last year, DAT Solutions launched a new feature called Company Reviews. It gives members of the DAT network—carriers, brokers and

I watch transportation statistics all day, every day. It’s my job, but it also fascinates me. After 30 years in

If you read this blog regularly, you are familiar with DAT’s perspective on the news and trends in transportation and

When calling on a load or bidding on RFPs, you need to have reliable pricing information at your fingertips. If

When River Place Logistics of Raleigh, North Carolina, launched in 2009, the founders encountered a problem they hadn’t anticipated—the credit

When a shipper calls and wants to know if you can arrange to move a load tomorrow, you need to

Texas is now the number-one state for refrigerated (“reefer”) freight transportation on the spot market, and by a wide margin.

Working in Groups? Find out how DAT Power™ can make your business more efficient Ever called on a load and

The hours-of-service rules that went into place in 2013 hurt trucking companies economically. The HOS rules reduced fleet productivity by

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