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What are transportation mini-bids?

In the volatile truckload freight marketplace, transportation costs can change rapidly.

How to give executives a clear view into transportation budgets

The spike in truckload shipping costs in 2020 brought extra attention to transportation budgets and operations.

6 transportation trends to watch in 2021

Being a freight and analytics organization, we look for clues in data, especially as it relates to truckload capacity. When guaging the direction of commercial freight markets in 2021, there are some indicators that require extra scrutiny this year.

Lessons learned from 2020: Trucking industry analysts on what’s ahead

The pandemic has turned many aspects of life upside down, and commercial transportation is no exception. What are the lessons learned from 2020 and will they carry over into 2021? We asked DAT’s team of industry analysts.

Repairing the routing guide: How mini-bids add flexibility

What’s the best way to repair a broken routing guide?

Anticipate and plan for what’s ahead with the 2021 Freight Focus report

With another unpredictable year ahead of us, DAT analyzed the trends from 2020 to pinpoint what to watch in the year ahead.

Flatbed rates prove resilient through winter

There’s a Groundhog Day theme to the national average flatbed spot rate, which remains largely unchanged for the last 3 months, ending last week where it started at $2.19/mile excluding fuel.

Winter storm leads to more temp-controlled truckload freight

Last week’s invasion of freezing Arctic air delivered the first subzero temperatures to cities across the Plains and Midwest where, temperatures have consistently been well above average in recent months.

Dry van demand got mid-winter boost

The U.S. Bank National Shipment and Spend Indexes both posted gains during the final quarter of 2020, which is a reflection of strong demand in the e-commerce, retail and single-family home construction.

How Valentine’s Day freight can be a thorn in the side of some carriers

This week is the peak shipping week for flowers ahead of Valentine's Day, and most of the activity is centered on Miami, just 3.5 hours flying time from where the majority of Valentine’s Day roses are grown.

Need more flexibility for your transportation teams? Create a variable budget

As another tumultuous year looms, supply chain and logistics teams are seeking ways to build robust transportation budgets that better position their businesses to adapt to more pandemic headwinds.

New data shows more signs of softening truckload markets

The freight market in the past year has been marked by exceptionally tight capacity caused by imbalanced carrier networks, which pushed an historically high number of shipments over to the spot market. That placed a great deal of pressure on contract rates, but there are signs that the pressure is releasing.

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What are transportation mini-bids?

How to give executives a clear view into transportation budgets

6 transportation trends to watch in 2021

Lessons learned from 2020: Trucking industry analysts on what’s ahead

Repairing the routing guide: How mini-bids add flexibility

Anticipate and plan for what’s ahead with the 2021 Freight Focus report

Flatbed rates prove resilient through winter

Winter storm leads to more temp-controlled truckload freight

Dry van demand got mid-winter boost

How Valentine’s Day freight can be a thorn in the side of some carriers

Need more flexibility for your transportation teams? Create a variable budget

New data shows more signs of softening truckload markets

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