What an extra-active hurricane season could mean for freight
Three years ago, Hurricane Harvey kicked off the deadliest hurricane season in a decade. Along with the lives it upended, it
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What an extra-active hurricane season could mean for freight
Three years ago, Hurricane Harvey kicked off the deadliest hurricane season in a decade. Along with the lives it upended, it
3 ways to avoid cargo scams
Here are measures that carriers can take to protect themselves against identity theft, double brokering, cargo theft and other scams.
3 ways to avoid cargo scams
The trucking industry is the engine that keeps the American economy moving. Unfortunately, that also makes transportation companies occasional targets
3 ways to avoid cargo scams
The trucking industry is the engine that keeps the American economy moving. Unfortunately, that also makes transportation companies occasional targets
History Matters: How freight forecasts learn from the past
Predictive modeling is the art of using high-power computing to learn from the past and predict the future. Most of
VIDEO: Avoid Low-Paying Routes with DAT TriHaul
It’s been a perennial problem in trucking: You’re offered a good rate to deliver a load, but the rate on
Q4 load volumes drop to a 2-year low for mid-sized freight brokers
For small and mid-sized brokerages, quarterly load volumes were lower than they had been in more than two years, based
Predictive Pricing: Cutting Through the Noise
Forecasting is an inexact science, and the most successful forecasting models aren’t always the most complex. Successful forecasts are the
VIDEO: Why do brokers want to track me and should I let them?
Unless you’re a new driver, you’ve probably been asked by a broker to be tracked while hauling a load. Is this an
‘Don’t step over dollars for nickels’
During the last major slowdown in the spot market, back at the beginning of 2016, getting a load was challenging.
Brokerage profits grow as revenues decline in Q3
When you compare transportation trends in 2019 to the extraordinary results of 2018, this year may seem bleak. For freight brokers, 2019 was