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Refrigerated Freight Adjusts Between Holidays
The national average for reefer rates remains extremely high at $2.43/mile, but declines on most of the high-traffic lanes indicate
Van Load Counts Soar After Thanksgiving
Load posts on DAT load boards soared last week, creating an even tighter spot market than what we saw before
Get Ready for La Niña, With Snowy Winter in the Northern U.S.
Winter is on the way, and the coming season’s weather pattern represents a big question mark for transportation and logistics
Flexibility of Paper Logs Doesn't Transfer to ELDs
There is no such thing as a regulation that talks about logbook flexibility but every driver that has ever used
Van Rates Are on Pace to Break Records
For November, the national average for spot market van rates is on pace to hit its highest mark in three
Freight Brokers Earn $62 Per Load in October, a 2-Year High
A net profit of $62 per load is the highest result achieved by mid-sized freight brokers for at least two
Spot Market Growth Shows No Sign of Slowing
DAT Industry Pricing Analyst Mark Montague says that the spot market has seen strong growth during the past few months
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
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