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Dean Croke

Dean Croke

Dean Croke is the Principal Analyst for DAT iQ, the freight data and analytics operation at DAT. He brings 35 years of experience in the fields of data science, supply chain management, logistics, risk management and human performance. For the latest market updates, follow @datfreightteam on Twitter.

Flatbed Report: Steel output lagging versus 2022 numbers

Steel output in the U.S. in the week ending September 2, 2023, was up by 1.2% compared with the same

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Reefer Report: Washington expects a bumper apple harvest

Despite apple production numbers in the Pacific Northwest falling slightly compared to last year, growers expect final volumes to be

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Dry Van Report: Imports rise in an August surprise

Despite forecasts of a muted peak season for imports, August container import volumes were surprisingly higher than July. This was

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DAT survey: 75% of truck drivers say job is stressful

Truck drivers find their work fulfilling; however, nearly 75% state the job is physically and emotionally stressful, according to a

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Flatbed Report: States starting to address long-overdue bridge repairs

Structurally deficient bridges adversely impact all carriers but none more so than flatbed carriers; load securement is critical for flatbeds.

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Reefer Report: Hurricanes on both coasts devastate crops

California produce volumes were not doing well before Hurricane Hilary hit the West Coast, but now that the damage assessments

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Dry Van Report: Interstate carrier exits accelerate in August

The $0.71/gal surge in diesel prices since July 4 has devastated small carriers operating in the spot market, especially those

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Drivers cutting costs by cooking on the road

In the post-pandemic world, many truckers find themselves in truck stops where restaurants have not yet re-opened. If they are

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Flatbed Report: Flatbed outlook looks flat

The outlook for flatbeds assumes no substantive improvement in current freight market conditions, confirmed on the recent second-quarter earnings call

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Reefer Report: Drought lowers protein production and truckload volume

Food-related products rank at the top of the commodities hauled by reefer carriers. So far this year, protein foods are

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Dry Van Report: Revoked ELDs give carriers 60 days to find replacement

Since the Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) Mandate went into effect in December 2017, just under 1,000 devices from a variety

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Hurricane season spins into the Atlantic

After a relatively uneventful Atlantic hurricane season to date, the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has upgraded its 2023

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