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Dry van report: Decline in cardboard sales signals economic caution
Market analysts are closely monitoring the demand for cardboard, especially in the corrugated sector, as an unconventional yet significant economic
Flatbed report: July housing starts to edge higher, boosting truckload freight demand
Single-family residential construction showed modest improvement in July 2025. Single-family housing starts rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR)
Reefer report: Restaurant costs are surging on one side, and customers are pulling back on the other
On the cost side, staples like beef, coffee, eggs, and cocoa have risen sharply, with food costs up 21% over
Dry van report: Freight demand weakens; bull market pricing cycle not expected until 2026
The trucking ton-mile index revealed a continued weakening of seasonally adjusted freight demand in June, with activity declining 0.2% from
Reefer report: The 2025 blueberry season: A look at production and trends
The U.S. blueberry picking season typically spans from June to mid-August, with regional variations. Southern states like Florida and Georgia
Dry van report: Positive momentum is welcome, but true recovery remains uncertain
In Q2 2025, the U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index showed the first signs of recovery in the freight market after
Flatbed report: Commercial vehicle demand continued to show signs of weakness in July
North American commercial vehicle demand continued to soften in July, with Class 5–8 truck orders totaling 26,200 units, a 10%
DAT monthly broker newsletter: DAT + Convoy and what it means for you
From the desk of David Scandlyn, Director of Broker Sales First up, some big news: DAT has acquired the Convoy
The missing link in freight pricing: Introducing shipper spot rates in DAT iQ
The freight industry operates in a constant state of controlled chaos. Market volatility swings wildly, capacity tightens and loosens without
Dry van report: Truckload sector rides inventory wave as small firms power logistics growth
In July 2025, the Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) registered a reading of 59.2, indicating continued—but moderating—expansion in the logistics sector.
Reefer report: The apple picking season is underway in California’s Central Valley
Apples recently topped the USDA’s commodity list, making up roughly 12% of national truckload volume. The main apple-producing states are
Flatbed report: Truckload tonnage slips in June
Trucking activity in the United States slipped in June as the freight market eroded during the last two months of
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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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