DAT Network Integrity Unit: Our mission to end fraud
As an industry leader for more than four decades, we’ve put in a lot of miles when it comes to fighting fraud. Those efforts have kicked into overdrive in the past several months.
Flatbed Report: Canadian wildfires swallow up millions of acres of lumber
Over the past two months, hundreds of wildfires have spread across Canada, resulting in mass evacuations and the destruction of millions
Reefer Report: Timing (and location) are everything for produce carriers
In the last 30 days, watermelons, potatoes, onions, apples, tomatoes, and strawberries have dominated truckload produce volumes but with a
Dry Van Report: Hurricane season arrives in the Atlantic
Almost a month into Hurricane Season, the U.S. has seen its first tropical storm with a second forming, two of
The Top 25 Habits of Successful Owner-Operators
The most successful owner-operator truck drivers in the industry didn’t get where they are because of sheer luck. These drivers
Flatbed Report: Rural areas see stronger housing growth
A late start to the spring construction season as weather conditions improve and wildfires in critical lumber-producing regions in Canada,
Reefer Report: The world’s largest produce market gets a facelift
Hunt’s Point Produce Market (HPMM), the largest produce market in the U.S., has outgrown the facilities’ storage, using diesel-powered reefer
Dry Van Report: A ‘soft landing’ for the economy?
Depending on who you talk to, the economy is headed for a recession or, more recently, a “soft landing,” as
Bellying up to ‘America’s Salad Bowl’
It may be a relatively small part of California, but the tract of land known as the Salinas Valley grows
Flatbed Report: Steel production at its lowest since 2018
Flatbed carriers are moving around 37,000 fewer truckloads of steel compared to the start of June last year, based on
Reefer Report: Watermelons roll into season
In the last 30 days, watermelons have dominated national truckload tonnage as the number one commodity shipped, a spot usually
Dry Van Report: Interstate truckload capacity continues to exit the market
Since last October, the truckload sector has seen more carriers leave the industry than join. Since 2014 DAT Freight &