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DAT Network Integrity Unit: Our mission to end fraud
Freight fraud trends to watch this year
Freight operations continue to face increased risk, as cargo theft and fraud schemes grow more sophisticated across the transportation industry.
Truckers Against Trafficking: Your role on the front lines
Human trafficking is a complicated crime that often happens right under our noses. The trucking industry is in a special position to help stop it.
Flatbed report: How AI changed the deadhead
In 1980, finding a backhaul was a slow, costly process rooted in physical presence and scattered information.
Reefer report: Winter storm jams Midwest reefer market
The storm that crippled the Midwest in late November created a sudden and intense spike in demand for refrigerated trailers.
Dry van report: Warehousing contracts for the first time as freight tightens
The November Logistics Manager’s Index (LMI) reported a reading of 55.7, continuing a recent slowdown driven by a market correction across inventory and warehousing.
The 5 weekly signals every freight leader should watch
If there’s one thing logistics has taught us, it’s that you don’t need more data – you just need the
Flatbed report: Home Depot suggested no signs of accelerating demand for their products
The recent weak earnings performance reported by Home Depot, stemming from softer home improvement demand and a slowdown in the
Reefer report: Mexican avocado growers turning snacks into touchdowns
The Hass Avocado Board shows total avocado volume in the U.S. market is on track to exceed 3 billion pounds
Dry van report: Freight demand retreats: ton-miles drop to pre-pandemic levels
The outlook for freight volumes remains challenging, as the Truckload Ton-Mile Index, updated through August 2025 with revised industrial production
Flatbed report: U.S. factory activity slipped at a faster pace than expected in November
The November 2025 ISM Manufacturing PMI fell to 48.2%, marking a 0.5-point drop from October’s level and signaling another month
Reefer report: Reefer carriers expect a second start to the winter produce season in Texas
The end of the farmer and trucker protests on the Mexican side of the southern U.S. border at Thanksgiving is
Dry van report: ATA October tonnage drop signals stubborn market headwinds
The latest data from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) confirms what many in our industry are feeling: the freight market
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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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The company was established in 1978 as the Dial-A-Truck (DAT) load finder service at Jubitz® truck stop in Portland, OR.
