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Matt Sullivan

Matt Sullivan joined DAT Freight & Analytics in 2014, covering topics for motor carriers, freight intermediaries and shippers. Prior to joining DAT, Matt spent more than 10 years in journalism as a writer and editor for the Anchorage Daily News, Nashville Scene and other publications.

Will We See an Early Spring for Dry Van Freight?

The national average van rate has fallen for six straight weeks now, but that’s pretty typical for mid-February. What’s less

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Signs of Spring in Flatbed Markets

Flatbed trends have been mostly neutral overall so far in February. There are signs of spring, with higher volumes in

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AUDIO: How Intermodal and ELDs Are Affecting Rates

DAT Industry Pricing Analyst Mark Montague spoke with OOIDA’s Terry Scruton this week on Land Line Now. They discussed the

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Rail Competition Takes a Bite Out of Van Rates

Spot market rates continue to decline seasonally, as volumes for February are slightly off compared to 2017. That loss can

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Audio: Analyzing the Seasonal Slowdown on "Land Line Now"

Each week we sit down and talk freight rates and trends with Terry Scruton of OOIDA. This week, DAT’s Mark

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Van Rates Respond to Seasonal Slowdown

Van rates continued to moderate last week, and van load posts declined as we moved into February. Prices are still

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Booming Oil Industry Boosts Flatbed Demand

The energy sector heated up in January, which contributed to higher flatbed load counts for the month. Bad weather in

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Reefer Spot Market Shows Impact of ELDs

This is typically the off-season for refrigerated freight, but we can still see the impact of the ELD mandate across

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Spot Market Seasonal Slowdown Begins … Sorta

Spot market demand tends to slow down in the middle of January, so it wasn’t surprising that load posts on

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Reefer Demand Remains High in Mid-Winter

Reefer load counts stayed high through the second week of January, with temperature-controlled trailers being used in many areas to

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Load-to-Truck Ratios Drop for First Time Since ELD Mandate

Load posts on the DAT Network have risen steadily since the second week in November, and they were up another

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Reefer Freight Adjusts to Post-Holidays, Post-ELD

The demand for refrigerated trailers peaked at year-end, but the extra-cold weather in many parts of the country has kept

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