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Cutting Motor Carrier Costs, One Line Item at a Time
My advice to anyone getting their motor carrier authority would be to create a relationship with a CPA. I have
AUDIO: Which Freight Markets Are Getting Hot?
Is the spring shipping season about to kick off in earnest? DAT Pricing Analyst Mark Montague sat with Terry Scruton
Freight Brokers Boost Revenue 63%, on 21% More Loads
Freight brokers moved 21% more loads in March, compared to the same month last year, setting a two-year record for
What is a Load Board? An Introduction for Shippers
What is a Load Board? An easy way to think of a load board is as a web-based bulletin board
Flatbed Markets Continue to Boom
While the van markets might be showing signs of heating up, flatbed loads have been hot all winter long, and
Is Spring Shipping Season Finally Here?
Van rates spiked in early April, but the national average was in a steady decline for the rest of the
No More Check Calls
No carrier wants to haul cheap freight. Let’s say you’ve the choice between an inexpensive load of hay, or a
AUDIO: Mixed Signals on the Spot Market
DAT Market Analyst Peggy Dorf sat with Terry Scruton of Land Line Now to talk about current freight trends and
Spring Produce Season: Where Are Reefers Needed?
Spring produce has gotten off to a slow start this year. The momentum had been building in Florida and Texas,
2 Things That Could Push Van Rates Higher
The spot market was in something of a balancing act last week. Volumes edged up, but that was outpaced once
AUDIO: Rates Edge Down From Unseasonal Highs
Rates and load-to-truck ratios slipped last week, compared to some all-time record highs. Mark Montague of DAT discussed this week’s
Truckload Capacity Loosens, Even With Tighter ELD Enforcement
April 1 was the end of the “soft enforcement” period of the ELD mandate. That means that trucks can now
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.
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