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Freight Brokers Earn a New High of $62 Per Load in October
It may not sound like a lot, but $61.65 is a new record for average net profit per load for
Spot Market Reefer Rates Hit a 3-Year High
Lately, the spot market for refrigerated freight has looked a lot more like June than November. Last week, the national
3 Reasons Why Van Rates Are Still High
Spot market rates have been climbing steadily again after a slight lull four weeks ago. Three things have been keeping
DAT’s Tami Hart Awarded for Combating Cargo Theft
Tami Hart has your back. Just ask Mark Lavender, Special Agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Agent Lavender has
How DAT Tools Help Protect You From Cargo Scams
When you work with a broker or carrier for the first time, you might feel nervous. You could be asking
How Can Freight Brokers Avoid Driver Coercion?
The Driver Coercion rule, which took effect in January 2016, prohibits coercing a driver to violate federal motor carrier regulations.
Brokers, Shippers, Receivers Must Avoid Driver Coercion
The Driver Coercion rule, which took effect in January 2016, prohibits coercing a driver to violate federal motor carrier regulations.
How Will Brokers Know if a Carrier is ELD Compliant?
With the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate just one month away (Dec. 18), freight brokers may be wondering how they
Reefer Capacity Gets Tighter Ahead of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so trucks are still in high demand to move refrigerated freight. Just like with
Rate Forecasting and Analytics in Practice
Want to know tomorrow’s freight rates today? You can make a pretty good prediction based on the daily data from
How Long Will Van Rates Stay This High?
Spot market volumes got a bump at the end of October, and those load counts held steady heading into the
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.
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