Category: Market Update

March’s freight trends throw seasonality out the window

The spot market rollercoaster ride is unprecedented in many ways, with 2021 already beating records set in 2020. March is

Last week, two data points and one jaw-dropping chart suggested that there’s still no end in sight to the ongoing

At the start of the pandemic last year, supply chain expert Daniel Stanton – aka Mr. Supply Chain – spoke

Winter storms wreaked havoc on freight markets last week. Add to that the lack of snow removal and road-treating equipment

Truckload capacity is tight and expected to get tighter, but judging where truckload demand is headed remains challenging as COVID-19

On Feb. 14, sweethearts of all ages will exchange cards, flowers, candy and gifts in the name of St. Valentine.

Something we’ve seen over the years is that extended periods of high freight rates tend to lead to higher numbers

DAT Freight & Analytics has been studying recent consumer trends, and even though there is still a lot of uncertainty

We expect 2021 to be very different to 2020. The pandemic resulted in a crash in demand, followed by a

One of the themes of the pandemic-driven freight market has been tight capacity, which has driven up spot rates to

The latest monthly release of PIERS import data highlights the extraordinary import growth the freight market has experienced in recent

In this volatile 2020 freight market we’ve watched wild fluctuations in freight volumes and rates, with most traditional and reputable