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Spot market volumes were down during the first week of April. That’s normal, since it comes right after the end

Spot market volumes were down during the first week of April. That’s normal, since it comes right after the end

The end of Q1 contributed to a flurry of activity on the load board on Friday. That pushed rates up

Trucks were ready to go after the winter storm cleared out, so even though we saw volumes pick up on

A blizzard has left much of the East Coast buried under snow. That’ll no doubt affect freight movements, with trucks

Last week, we said that if spot market volumes kept climbing, then rates were going to go up finally. Well,

At the beginning of the year, DAT Pricing Analyst Mark Montague declared that the freight recession was over. A month

Spot market freight has stabilized in recent weeks, and last week we saw load-to-truck ratios rise for every trailer type.

February is the slow season for freight, and it may feel like your business is at a crawl right now.

One of the perks of having a DAT subscription is being able to use the DAT Load Board for Truckers

Late January is typically a time for lower rates and less demand, but spot market volumes didn’t fallen off sharply

December was arguably the strongest month for freight in 2016. So even though we’re now going through the typical seasonal

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