Dean Croke, Author at DAT Freight & Analytics - Blog

In the last 30 days, watermelons, potatoes, onions, apples, tomatoes, and strawberries have dominated truckload produce volumes but with a

Almost a month into Hurricane Season, the U.S. has seen its first tropical storm with a second forming, two of

The most successful owner-operator truck drivers in the industry didn’t get where they are because of sheer luck. These drivers

A late start to the spring construction season as weather conditions improve and wildfires in critical lumber-producing regions in Canada,

Hunt’s Point Produce Market (HPMM), the largest produce market in the U.S., has outgrown the facilities’ storage, using diesel-powered reefer

Depending on who you talk to, the economy is headed for a recession or, more recently, a “soft landing,” as

It may be a relatively small part of California, but the tract of land known as the Salinas Valley grows

Flatbed carriers are moving around 37,000 fewer truckloads of steel compared to the start of June last year, based on

In the last 30 days, watermelons have dominated national truckload tonnage as the number one commodity shipped, a spot usually

Since last October, the truckload sector has seen more carriers leave the industry than join. Since 2014 DAT Freight &

On a recent DAT Freight & Analytics show, we interviewed Tim Denoyers, Senior Analyst at ACT Research, to talk about

For flatbed carriers, especially those in Texas and neighboring states, the falloff in oil and gas drilling activity is something

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