Dry Van Report: Truckload volumes cool as manufacturing activity slows
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index was unchanged in February after increasing 0.4% in
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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.
We’re at the starting line for the 2022 US domestic produce season
From a freight market perspective, we’re at the starting line for the 2022 produce season, which begins in Florida with
Flatbed Report: Demand is high, so are operating costs for flatbed carriers
According to the latest release from the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. homebuilding rebounded in February after weather and omicron-related worker
Reefer Report: Port congestion drives down reefer exports
Leafy green production in “The Winter Salad Bowl” in Yuma, AZ, is drawing to a close as growers transition back
Dry Van Report: High fuel prices push carriers into dangerous territory
February’s overall Logistics Managers Index (LMI) reading of 75.2 is the second-highest in the history of the index and offers
Up until last month, carriers were fairly positive about what 2022 had in store for them
The Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association Foundation (OOFI) 2021 Annual Freight Rate Survey is out, and what a year it was.
Flatbed Report: Demand is high, but so are operating costs
This year is shaping up as another strong one in the flatbed sector, and although the similarities to the last
Reefer Report: Port congestion drives down 2021 reefer exports
Record import volumes in 2021 and the resulting port congestion on the West Coast substantially impacted refrigerated exports last year.
Dry Van Report: High fuel prices push carriers into dangerous territory
The dramatic spike in diesel prices caught most carriers by surprise, and even though rates are at record levels, profits
Behind the scenes at the largest truck show on Earth
The first truck show of the season is the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS), and as usual, truckers can look forward
Flatbed Report: The 2018 flatbed market is making a return
The similarities between the flatbed market in 2018, 2021, and this year are hard to ignore, and even though 2021
Reefer Report: Florida’s produce season comes alive
Truckload capacity has been tight in Central and South Florida in the last few weeks as the region transitions from