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Dry van report: Truck tonnage edges higher in December, but remains near recent lows
Trucking activity in the United States posted its second consecutive monthly gain in December, with the American Trucking Associations’ advanced
Flatbed report: Ag equipment hits the brakes: tractor and combine sales slide to close out 2025
As 2025 wound down, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) reported that U.S. retail sales for agricultural tractors and combines
Flatbed report: CASS Shipments slide to new low as linehaul rates turn higher
The Cass Shipments Index ended December with significant softness, reaching a new cycle low.
Reefer report: Miami is showing truckers some love this season
Valentine’s Day 2026 is shaping up to be another record flower season through Miami, and that’s bullish for reefer demand.
The Atlantic pivot: Pull-forward demand shifts from West to East Coast gateways
December 2025 concluded the massive “pull-forward” wave, as U.S. containerized imports reached approximately 2.48 million TEUs.
Flatbed report: Power hogs drive a surge in diesel and natural gas generator production
AI data centers are quietly creating a powerful new freight story: a surge in heavy diesel and natural‑gas generator production.
Reefer report: Reefer rates hit record highs ahead of Super Bowl
Every February, as the football world turns its attention to the Super Bowl, the truckload market gets its own kind of kickoff.
Dry van report: 4 of the top 10 most congested cities in the world are in the U.S.
Istanbul, Mexico City, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia comprise the most-congested urban areas in the 2025 Global Traffic Scorecard by Impact Rank.
U.S. Bank and DAT launch a new index to reveal hidden freight rate trends
U.S. Bank and DAT Freight & Analytics launch a new quarterly index offering unique visibility into freight rates, fuel costs, and market trends.
Flatbed report: U.S. manufacturing slumped to a 14-month low as 2025 ended
Economic activity in U.S. manufacturing closed 2025 on a weak note, with the ISM Manufacturing PMI slipping to 47.9 in December.
Reefer report: Florida strawberry growers report strong season ahead
The Florida strawberry season has begun on a positive note, suggesting a reliable flow of reefer freight for truckload carriers.
Dry van report: The $85 billion bottleneck, America’s most congested corridors
Traffic congestion across the United States mounted significantly in 2025, according to INRIX, costing the national economy over $85 billion in lost time—an 11.3% increase from the previous year.
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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.
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