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Online shopping persists after pandemic, cramming warehouse spaces

The sharp increase of online shopping during the pandemic is making it harder for businesses to find warehouse space for their e-commerce operations.

5 Tips to Buying a Broker TMS

Economy shows signs of recovery but truckload markets continue their volatility

All signs are pointing towards a strong and sustained economic recovery in the United States. But what does this mean for freight transport?

2 Ways the Roadcheck 2021 Inspection Blitz Will Be Different

Roadcheck 2021 is taking place May 4-6. The annual inspection blitz will see inspection and enforcement events throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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.

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