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Reefer report: The Mexico produce season begins to cool off after a tumultuous year
Mexico’s produce season drives significant truckload volumes in North America during the first half of each year, accounting for over
Dry van report: Containerized imports expected to drop in the second half of 2025
In June 2025, the Port of Los Angeles experienced its highest-ever June shipping container traffic, processing 892,340 twenty-foot equivalent units
DAT + The Convoy Platform: A new chapter in our marketplace evolution
This week, we announced that the Convoy Platform is joining DAT. It’s a key step in our mission to build a smarter, faster, more connected freight network.
Understanding DAT Rate Analytics: A Carrier’s Guide
You face a key question every day: “What’s a fair rate for this haul?” DAT provides tools and data to
Dry van report: Truckload demand cools in May
The seasonally adjusted trucking ton-mile index (TTMI) for May indicates a cooling in demand for for-hire trucking services in the
Reefer report: The “Ozempic effect” on truckload demand
A contributing factor to lower truckload volumes this year, along with the trade war and economic uncertainty, is the longer-term
Flatbed report: Residential construction permits slump to a two-year low
U.S. single-family homebuilding hit an 11-month low in June, with housing starts decreasing by 4.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual
Customer Spotlight: B2B Transportation
Customer Spotlight: B2B Transportation Cale Pearson, President & Shareholder Medford, OR https://b2btranserv.com/ Founded 2004 How Keypoint TMS helps B2B transportation
Dry van report: Weakness in the truckload sector continues
The U.S. truckload market continued its decline in May 2025, with the ACT Research Volume Index falling to 42.5 for
Reefer report: Selma CA, the carrot capital of the U.S
Located an hour north of Los Angeles at the southern end of the Central Valley, Kern County is the carrot
Flatbed report: The pallet season explained
The “pallet season,” a crucial but often overlooked element of the agricultural supply chain, is intrinsically linked to the annual
Navigating tariff volatility with predictive analytics: A data scientist’s view from the freight market
Global trade tensions and evolving tariff policies have become a defining characteristic of today’s freight market. From steel and aluminum
About DAT Freight & Analytics
DAT Freight & Analytics operates both the largest truckload freight marketplace and truckload freight data analytics service in North America. Shippers, transportation brokers, carriers, news organizations, and industry analysts rely on DAT for market trends and data insights based on more than 244 million annual freight matches, and a database of $126 billion in annual freight market transactions.
Founded in 1978, DAT is a business unit of Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP), a constituent of the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and Fortune 1000. DAT is headquartered in Beaverton, Ore.
The Original Load Board - Trusted Since 1978
The company was established in 1978 as the Dial-A-Truck (DAT) load finder service at Jubitz® truck stop in Portland, OR.
