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To help you to negotiate the best price for your trucks, most DAT Load Boards include spot market rates for

UPDATED: May 8, 2018. If you’re an owner-operator who’s leased on with a carrier, you’ve probably toyed with the idea

The typical July lull has begun, and spot market rates are drifting down. Every year at this time, load availability

Update: DAT report on freight brokers’ financial results from October 2017. If you own or manage a freight brokerage, you’re

When you quote a rate to a shipper, what references do you use to ensure that your prices are not

Last month, I had the pleasure of talking to a group of owner-operators and aspiring small fleet owners in Kansas

Some small carriers and owner-operators may be taking a few vacation days this week. Not coincidentally, Roadcheck, the annual three-day

Every call you make about a load is a potential negotiation. Knowing what brokers love and hate goes a long

For years, carrier groups have opposed the online publication of CSA scores. Now, freight brokers are also calling for the

Although freight loads have been readily available on DAT Load Boards this month, truckload rates are drifting down. That’s because

Spring has sprung in Georgia, and Savannah is a hot market for freight. Savannah is home to the fourth-largest sea

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