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Reefer report: Beef production drops as cattle inventories shrink
According to the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture), contributing to lower reefer volumes of fresh and frozen beef is the
Weekly Market Update for March 5th, 2024: Sleep hygiene part 5
It’s time to “Spring Forward” as Daylight Saving begins this Sunday, March 10th Despite many Americans’ aversion to having to
Dry van report: Contract truckload tonnage plunges in January
The contract freight market continues to soften following last month’s 3.5% m/m drop in the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced
Flatbed report: January’s manufacturing numbers are weak across various industries
According to Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), manufacturing production edged down 0.6% in January after recording no change in December.
Flatbed Report: January’s cold bites residential construction numbers
A bitterly cold January most likely contributed to fewer housing starts breaking ground last month, with single-family homes, which account
Reefer Report: Savannah holds the number one spot for East Coast reefer exports
The Port of Savannah consistently ranks as the fourth largest port for U.S. imports, accounting for 9.3% of the national
Dry Van Report: There’s some good news and some bad news for truckload carriers
According to Professor Jason Miller, a supply chain expert at Michigan State University, there’s some good and bad news for
Weekly Market Update for February 27th, 2024: Sleep hygiene part 4
The myths and facts behind sleep Welcome to DAT Freight & Analytics’s six-part series on napping, sleep physiology, scheduling, and
Reefer report: Produce season in California is underwater…again
Two weeks of rain and powerful winds in California led to mudslides, flooding, widespread power outages, and a state of
Dry van report: January imports surge, surprising most
According to ISH Markit/PIERS data, January containerized import volumes were 5% higher than in December, growing fastest in seven years.
Weekly Market Update for February 20th, 2024: Sleep hygiene part 4
Welcome to DAT Freight & Analytics’s six-part series on napping, sleep physiology, scheduling, and trip planning. While aimed at truckers
Flatbed report: Texas leads the way in manufacturing and infrastructure investments
Flatbed report: Texas leads the way in manufacturing and infrastructure investments According to Goldman Sachs, Texas is the leading state
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DAT Freight & Analytics operates both the largest truckload freight marketplace and truckload freight data analytics service 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 244 million annual freight matches, and a database of $126 billion in annual freight market transactions.
Founded in 1978, DAT is a business unit of Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP), a constituent of the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and Fortune 1000. DAT is headquartered in Beaverton, Ore.
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