Dean Croke, Author at DAT Freight & Analytics - Blog

Traditionally the impact on spot rates over the summer resulting from increased demand for fruit and vegetables is significant. In

The American Trucking Association’s advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 1.7% in April after decreasing 2.8% in

Due to a significant annual increase in fatal car accidents during the 100-day span between Memorial Day and Labor Day,

Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes in May increased by five points to 50, according to the

Understanding the demand for produce is critical to understanding supply and demand, and a great place to start is your

Some recent truckload demand indexes align to paint a gloomy picture for truckload carriers looking for a rebound in freight

On a recent cross-country road trip the entire length of Interstate 80, it was obvious that speed isn’t the issue

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) increased in April to its highest level since May 2022, jumping 5.5

The substantial development of new warehouses along our interstates has been hard to miss in the last two years. Newmark

The Spring 2023 Semiannual Economic Forecast by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) forecasts the U.S. economy will continue to

Truckload freight volumes declined, and national average spot rates for dry van and refrigerated (“reefer”) loads fell for the fourth

Higher levels of commercial construction activity are offsetting the well-documented slowdown in residential construction.

Dean Croke