Dean Croke, Author at DAT Freight & Analytics - Blog

The flatbed market has been flat for most of 2023, with very little good news on the horizon. Still, Daseke,

Overtime pay for truckers gains momentum It’s hard to believe that in 2023, truckers, one of the most essential elements

Demand for flatbed carriers continues to be the flattest in the last seven years, as spot market load post volumes

According to Wells Fargo’s Chief Agricultural Economist Michael Swanson, Midwest and Southwest reefer volumes in the frozen food category are

We could be witnessing a reversal of last year’s diversion of import volumes away from the West Coast to the

There was some positive news for flatbed demand from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) last week – raw

The tomato harvest in the Sacramento Valley has just finished, along with the late harvest of almonds, grapes, onions, figs,

The American Trucking Association’s seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 1.1% in September after increasing by 0.2% in

My local farmstand proprietor in New England told me last week he had considered not selling Christmas trees this year

Against the backdrop of the worsening Middle East crisis, global oil markets are being impacted, driving up oil prices. Many

Remember to be thankful for Minnesota, the so-called “Land of 10,000 Lakes”, when you sit down to Thanksgiving dinner this

We celebrate Halloween this week, and there are signs dry van carriers have benefited somewhat through higher spot market volumes.

Dean Croke