Dean Croke, Author at DAT Freight & Analytics

The 100 Deadliest Days of Summer refers to the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day in the United States,

Mexico’s produce season drives significant truckload volumes in North America during the first half of each year, accounting for over

In June 2025, the Port of Los Angeles experienced its highest-ever June shipping container traffic, processing 892,340 twenty-foot equivalent units

The seasonally adjusted trucking ton-mile index (TTMI) for May indicates a cooling in demand for for-hire trucking services in the

A contributing factor to lower truckload volumes this year, along with the trade war and economic uncertainty, is the longer-term

U.S. single-family homebuilding hit an 11-month low in June, with housing starts decreasing by 4.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual

The U.S. truckload market continued its decline in May 2025, with the ACT Research Volume Index falling to 42.5 for

Located an hour north of Los Angeles at the southern end of the Central Valley, Kern County is the carrot

The “pallet season,” a crucial but often overlooked element of the agricultural supply chain, is intrinsically linked to the annual

Fresno, California, is widely recognized as the “Raisin Capital of the World” due to its significant role in raisin production

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts a 60% likelihood of an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season in 2025, which

According to the latest Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Report On Business, the manufacturing sector contracted for the fourth

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