Category: Trucking Industry Trends

Haul-o-ween: Tricks, treats, and truckload freight

Remember when retailers would set aside a few shelves for Halloween candy and costumes? Times have changed. Today there are entire

As Florida prepares for Hurricane Dorian’s expected landfall during the Labor Day weekend, data scientists at DAT took a look

Here’s something that might surprise you: Spot market truckload volumes were 7% higher in the first six months of 2019

When you can’t find a high-paying load, would you accept a low rate to avoid driving empty? I asked that

The freight market has been soft for almost a year, and in our view, slid into freight recession in the

It’s no secret that truckload rates aren’t where they were a year ago. We don’t expect prices to reach the

Few issues get truckers more worked up than the lack of available truck parking. But this year there’s actually some

It’s natural to prefer predictability over surprise in many parts of your life, but as the axiom says, “change is

Are we really on the brink of a freight recession? I’ve seen countless gloom-and-doom forecasts and analyses from some very smart

I got started early in candy logistics. After I got my MBA in transportation, I managed a fleet based in

If you watch the evening news, you might think there’s a recession coming any minute now. An online search for the

As we begin the second quarter of the year, I’ve noticed that freight volumes have picked up in the van