The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Carriers
In trucking, our basics are much different from those on Wall Street. Or are they? Here are the basics according to DAT – or what we like to call The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Carriers.
Flatbed Report: Home Purchasing Consumer Confidence at All-Time Lows
The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) increased 3.3 points in March to 61.3, it remains only slightly above
Reefer Report: March Freeze Puts Dent in the Georgia Peach Season
The Georgia peach season has suffered a setback this year. After a warmer winter followed by several days of freezing
Dry Van: Demand for Trucking Still Above Pre-COVID Levels
The February 2023 reading of the for-hire trucking ton-mile seasonally adjusted index produced by Yemisi Bolumole and Jason Miller at
Unofficial Start Date for the 2023 Produce Season Announced
The unofficial start date for the 2023 produce season has been announced for truckload carriers, and it’s April 19th when
Flatbed Report: U.S. manufacturing near three-year low
According to the nation’s supply chain executives in the latest Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI),
Reefer Report: Produce season starting line is just around the corner
One of the more critical dates on the annual produce calendar is the Vidalia onion “pack date,” signaling the start
Dry Van Report: Mixed signals from Logistics Managers Index
The March Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) came in at 51.1, down -3.6 from February and the lowest reading for the
Logistics Managers Index paints optimistic outlook for 2023
On a recent DAT Freight & Analytics show, we interviewed Zac Rogers, Associate Professor, and discussed the latest results of
Flatbed Report: Machinery Imports Roll into Baltimore
It’s not peak season for tractor sales until April, coinciding with planting season, and although volumes typically decrease in February,
Reefer Report: A big rig arrives loaded with produce every 10 seconds
Located in DAT’s Brooklyn, NY, freight market, the Hunts Point Produce Market (HPPM) is regarded as the largest produce market
Dry Van Report: Beer Sales Go Flat
The alcohol industry produces an estimated 20,000 truckload equivalents each week, hauled mainly by truckload carriers, but it has yet