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Leading indicators show positive signs for flatbed demand

Reefer capacity tightens in winter storms, while imports fuel demand

U.S. imports of Mexican mangoes are starting the 2021 season with higher volumes predicted than in recent years.

Winter weather pushes intermodal freight to truckload

Last week, two of the seven Class I Railroads announced extreme winter weather and sub-zero temperatures were impacting rail operations. From a truckload perspective, around 48% of all railcars are classified as intermodal, which competes heavily with truckload on the longer lengths of haul.

What the Polar Vortex means for freight

Winter storms wreaked havoc on freight markets last week.

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Imports continue to create dry van demand

Port congestion on the West Coast in 2020 pushed import volumes farther east and closer to major population centers on the East Coast.

West Coast port congestion creates a ripple effects for freight

Truckload capacity is tight and expected to get tighter, but judging where truckload demand is headed remains challenging as COVID-19 headwinds ease and increasing tailwinds from the vaccine distribution and economic stimulus converge.

Lessons learned from 2020: Trucking industry analysts on what’s ahead

The pandemic has turned many aspects of life upside down, and commercial transportation is no exception. What are the lessons learned from 2020 and will they carry over into 2021? We asked DAT’s team of industry analysts.

2021 Freight Focus: Taking the uncertainty out of volatile times

Resourcefulness is hard to measure and a difficult skill set to teach, but people who manage transportation or run trucks for a living have it in spades.

Anticipate and plan for what’s ahead with the 2021 Freight Focus report

With another unpredictable year ahead of us, DAT analyzed the trends from 2020 to pinpoint what to watch in the year ahead.

Manufacturing gains add to van volumes

Dry van load post volumes on the DAT network increased 7% last week and are now up 121% year over year.

Flatbed volumes ride the residential building boom

Flatbed load and equipment posts on the DAT network each increased 2% last week, leaving the national average flatbed load-to-truck ratio virtually unchanged at 52.8.

Reefer activity heats up with cold weather, produce shipments

The number of spot reefer load posts on the DAT network increased 13% last week with very little change in truck posts.

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Leading indicators show positive signs for flatbed demand

Reefer capacity tightens in winter storms, while imports fuel demand

Winter weather pushes intermodal freight to truckload

What the Polar Vortex means for freight

Imports continue to create dry van demand

West Coast port congestion creates a ripple effects for freight

Lessons learned from 2020: Trucking industry analysts on what’s ahead

2021 Freight Focus: Taking the uncertainty out of volatile times

Anticipate and plan for what’s ahead with the 2021 Freight Focus report

Manufacturing gains add to van volumes

Flatbed volumes ride the residential building boom

Reefer activity heats up with cold weather, produce shipments

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Winter weather pushes intermodal freight to truckload

What the Polar Vortex means for freight

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