Centipedes on wheels: How Michigan trucks do less road damage than you’d think
Sept. 21, 2022 – It’s hard to escape just how different trucks are in Michigan.
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.
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Flatbed Report: Caterpillar posts another strong quarterly result
The world’s leading construction and mining equipment manufacturer, recently announced another strong quarterly performance.
Dry Van Report: The Port of Charleston goes deep
The addition of 15 ship-to-shore cranes that now stand 155 feet above the wharf deck allows the Port of Charleston to work the East Coast’s biggest ships.
Lessons learned from operating reefer motors in the Australian Outback
Aug. 31, 2022 – Bob McMillan’s driving career covers over 6 million miles hauling refrigerated freight across one of the hottest continents on the planet.
Operation Airbrake is this week – time to pump brakes, carriers
Aug. 24, 2022 – The Operation Airbrake program is this week courtesy of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
The fallout from the 3-year drought in California becomes clearer
Aug. 16, 2022 – The further we get into summer, the worse it gets for California farmers and refrigerated truckload carriers.
With a $6 bet and a load of spoiled chickens, refrigerated trucking was born in 1938
Aug. 10, 2022 – Some of the greatest corporate names in American business history have something in common – they can trace their origins back to the need to keep food fresh.
Little Rock isn’t so little anymore
The Little Rock freight market might not be the largest in the South, but it is one of the few true intermodal markets for truckload carriers.
Flatbed Report: Demand drops along with housing market consumer confidence
The housing market continues to cool following the 8% m/m decrease in the number of new single-family homes constructed in June.
Reefer Report: Inflation eats into restaurant demand
“The industry shows signs of year-over-year growth, but when factoring in inflation rates of 7.4%, the industry is only growing 1.5% on a real basis,” according to Joe Pawlak, managing principal at Technomic
Dry Van Report: Industrial sector reports a solid second quarter
Industrial supply companies are reporting continued growth with their latest 2nd quarter results, suggesting that there isn’t a downward shift in demand yet.