Dean Croke, Author at DAT Freight & Analytics - Blog

U.S. Bank recently published its quarterly Freight Payment Index, which represents freight shipping volumes and spend on national and regional

Industrial production increased by 1.4% in March, which is welcome news after falling 2.6% in February. Manufacturing production and mining

Produce season is underway in the south. Strawberries in North Carolina and onions in Georgia are beginning to ship in

In addition to the West Coast’s import container records, other major port regions posted positive year-over-year gains in March based

All rates exclude fuel unless otherwise noted. California is the largest producer of fruits and vegetables for the U.S. domestic

Early in produce season, we’re seeing reports of truck shortages from the USDA. Last week there were shortages reported for

The American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 4.5% in February after increasing by 1.8% in January. Compared with

Typically, the split between contract and spot freight is somewhere in the 85/15 range – maybe closer to 90% contract

For a new owner-operator setting out on their own in the trucking business, there can be unexpected pitfalls. One of

Dry van load posts on the DAT One load board network increased by just over 2% last week in the

February’s new residential construction numbers produced by the U.S. Census Bureau reported what many had expected. There was a drop

The latest industrial data from the Federal Reserve showed a 2.2% month over month decrease in production for February. That

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