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When a carrier searches for a load on DAT load boards, they’ll often get dozens of results, especially on popular

Update – January 25: Federal employees are heading back to work for at least three weeks, under an interim budget

Looking for your next load? Need a truck? Check your watch, and then go to your DAT Hot Market Map.

More than 25 million Christmas trees will be sold this year, according to the National Christmas Tree Association. But few

You don’t have to pore over spreadsheets and crunch numbers to know which freight markets are sizzling. With the Hot

True or false: Owner-operators can use their social security number if they don’t have an employer identification number. Answer: False

Mark Boyer has spent his whole career in the trucking and logistics industry, with a front row seat for all

From our partners at A-1 Auto Transport Life behind the wheel of a big rig can be a great way

Chad Boblett is the owner and driver of Boblett Brothers Trucking of Lexington, KY. Chad also founded the Rate Per Mile Masters group on

Even though it’s rarely even mentioned in a broker’s rate confirmation, the fuel surcharge has a big impact on truckload

No carrier wants to haul cheap freight. Let’s say you’ve the choice between an inexpensive load of hay, or a

Gene Schultz has been in the trucking business for nearly 60 years. Ask him what technological advances have made his

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