Matt Sullivan, Author at DAT Freight & Analytics - Blog

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

When we recapped our most-read blog posts of 2016, the American Transportation Research Institute’s study of the top issues facing

There have been strong signs of growth in the spot market since May, but it had mostly been a slow-and-steady

Reefer volumes were mostly in a holding pattern to close the month, similar to the last full week of October

Autonomous trucking made its first (mostly) autonomous delivery recently. A Volvo VNL, using technology developed by trucking startup Otto (which

Spot market rates were up last week, but volumes fell. Hurricane Matthew likely played a role in both of those

The bankruptcy of the world’s 7th largest container carrier, Hanjin Shipping, has led to shippers re-adjusting inventories in the past

There’s a brake inspection blitz happening this week, which also just so happens to be National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.

This week is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Here are 5 ways that carriers, brokers, and shippers can show respect

Matt Sullivan