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Peggy Dorf

Peggy joined DAT in 2008 as a writer and market analyst. She was instrumental in developing DAT Trendlines, and she writes extensively about the impact of economic trends on companies and individuals in transportation and logistics. Peggy is a Certified Transportation Broker with decades of experience in technology marketing and an MBA from the Wharton School.

August Demand Stays Hot for Truck Freight

Load-to-truck ratios declined for vans and flatbeds on DAT load boards last week, but the average ratio rose for reefers.

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Freight Abounds, but Rates Return to July Levels

We expected the sizzling hot freight market to cool off a little, and it did. An 8% drop in load

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Rates Rise Unexpectedly in Early August

July ended and August began, so you might have expected a quiet week. Nope. Load posts edged down on DAT

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Van Rates Slip, as Post-Holiday Urgency Subsides

While volume increased last week on the top 100 lanes, rates started to move down by the end of last

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Flatbed Rates Hold Steady at 2-Year Highs

Flatbed volumes didn’t slip as expected in the first half of July. Instead, there were almost 50% more loads last

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2-Year ELD Delay Proposed in Congress

Truckers will have until 2019 to install electronic logging devices (ELD) if newly proposed legislation becomes law. The ELD Extension

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Flatbed Volume and Rates Gain Traction in June

Flatbed freight volume and rates gained some traction in June, after a couple of slow months. Texas had the biggest

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California Reefer Freight Starts to Heat Up

Reefer rates rose 10¢ per mile in June, compared to May, landing at $2.12, the highest monthly average in almost

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Van Ratios and Rates Hit Record Highs at End of Quarter

Friday was the end of the second quarter, and also the start of the July 4th holiday weekend. The combination

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Reefers Gain Momentum, Especially in Georgia

Georgia beat out Texas to become the number-one state for reefer loads last week, with California as a distant third.

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Southern States are Red-Hot for Vans

Freight volume continues to be strong for vans, especially in the South, where some rough weather disrupted freight movements last

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Winter Storm Stalls Freight, as Van Rates Rise

Winter Storm Stella kept a lot of freight from moving early last week, which stalled volume in markets along the

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