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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.
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
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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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