Category: Market Update

Spot market continues to grow as a percentage of total freight

Typically, the split between contract and spot freight is somewhere in the 85/15 range – maybe closer to 90% contract

One week after one of the world’s largest container vessels lost control and ran aground, blocking the Suez Canal, over

We get asked this question the most in our DAT iQ Weekly Update: Is now a good time to buy

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

While tools such as a TMS, load board, ELD and back-office systems are not new to the trucking industry, TMS solutions

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