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Weekly Market Update: The real cost of highway congestion
In the post-ELD Mandata era, the time available for drivers has become the primary factor in heavy vehicle productivity, and
Master your operating costs: Three essential tips for owner-operators
You know firsthand the challenges of controlling operating costs while keeping your margins healthy. Salaries, fuel, equipment, tolls, insurance, licenses
Navigating freight’s future with AI
The industry is changing fast. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed or unable to keep up. There are new tools, new metrics, new technologies, and the hottest topic in town: artificial intelligence.
Flatbed Report: Las Vegas construction boom set to roll into 2025
Since the Great Recession in 2007, Las Vegas has sought to “recession-proof” itself and, in the process, started a construction boom that created significant demand for flatbed carriers.
Reefer Report: The onion capital of the West
Yerington in the Mason Valley is not so well-known and widely regarded as one of the country’s most extensive onion-growing operations.
Dry Van Report: Imports cool off during Chinese New Year celebrations
As they typically do each February, U.S. containerized import volumes dropped following the multi-week closure of factories during Chinese New Year celebrations.
The truck driver shortage: Myth of fact?
Is there an actual net shortage of truck drivers or a shortage of drivers wanting to make trucking a career?
The key questions of produce season: When, how, and how much?
by Chris Eudy In certain parts of the country, the grass is starting to turn green and buds are beginning
Falling asleep at the wheel and how to avoid it: Sleep hygiene for carriers part 6
Welcome to DAT Freight & Analytics’s six-part series on napping, sleep physiology, scheduling, and trip planning. While aimed at truckers
Dry Van Report: logistics managers index expands for the second month
The Logistics Manager’s Index (LMI), produced by Zac Rogers at Colorado State University, came in at 56.5 in February 2024,
Reefer report: Lithium-ion imports drive up reefer volumes in Mobile, AL
The United States imports hundreds of millions of lithium-ion batteries each year, and according to IHS Markit/PIERS, refrigerated import volumes
Flatbed Report: U.S. manufacturing industry is still contracting
The manufacturing industry, a vital driver of the U.S. economy, and flatbed demand dropped at a faster-than-expected rate in February,
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