DAT Network Integrity Unit: Our mission to end fraud
As an industry leader for more than four decades, we’ve put in a lot of miles when it comes to fighting fraud. Those efforts have kicked into overdrive in the past several months.
Dry Van Report: Hope Emerging on the Home-Building Front
U.S. single-family homebuilding increased for a second straight month in March, following a 3.36% sequential gain. According to the U.S.
Rough Quarter Ahead for Small Fleets
Last September, we wrote about carrier profitability and operating costs when spot rates fell and diesel came off record highs.
Flatbed Report: Texas Flatbed Volumes Benefit from Coast Import Shift
For flatbed carriers and brokers, Texas has been a strong performer benefiting from the 2022 coastal shift in imports away
Reefer Report: Central America Tops List for Refrigerated Imports
Around 10% of all containers imported into the U.S. are refrigerated, unlike their non-refrigerated counterparts, which mostly come from Asia
Dry Van Report: Truckload Faces Headwinds for Some Time to Come
The March reading of The Cass Freight Index shipments component fell 1.0% m/m in March as freight markets continue to
Understand The Demand for What You Haul
At last month’s Mid-America Truck Show (MATS) ProTalk sessions, numerous new carriers in the trucking industry asked what they should
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Carriers
In trucking, our basics are much different from those on Wall Street. Or are they? Here are the basics according to DAT – or what we like to call The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Carriers.
Flatbed Report: Home Purchasing Consumer Confidence at All-Time Lows
The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) increased 3.3 points in March to 61.3, it remains only slightly above
Reefer Report: March Freeze Puts Dent in the Georgia Peach Season
The Georgia peach season has suffered a setback this year. After a warmer winter followed by several days of freezing
Dry Van: Demand for Trucking Still Above Pre-COVID Levels
The February 2023 reading of the for-hire trucking ton-mile seasonally adjusted index produced by Yemisi Bolumole and Jason Miller at
Unofficial Start Date for the 2023 Produce Season Announced
The unofficial start date for the 2023 produce season has been announced for truckload carriers, and it’s April 19th when
Flatbed Report: U.S. manufacturing near three-year low
According to the nation’s supply chain executives in the latest Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI),
About DAT Freight & Analytics
DAT Freight & Analytics operates the largest truckload freight marketplace 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 400 million freight matches and a database of $150 billion in annual market transactions.
Founded in 1978, DAT is a business unit of Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP), a constituent of the S&P 500 and Fortune 1000 indices.
The Original Load Board - Trusted Since 1978
The company was established in 1978 as the Dial-A-Truck (DAT) load finder service at Jubitz® truck stop in Portland, OR.
