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Repairing the routing guide: How mini-bids add flexibility

What’s the best way to repair a broken routing guide? In these days of COVID-19, the question comes up with

Resourcefulness is hard to measure and a difficult skill set to teach, but people who manage transportation or run trucks

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

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

Flatbed load and equipment posts on the DAT network each increased 2% last week, leaving the national average flatbed load-to-truck

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

Without a deep well of data, forecasting falls apart immediately. For example, in the transportation industry, some models attempt to

The December 2020 report on manufactured durable goods from the U.S. Census Bureau showed mixed results. December durable goods orders

On the southern border, produce volumes last week were down slightly year-over-year, recording just 1% fewer loads compared to the

The U.S. Bank National Shipment and Spend Indexes both posted gains during the final quarter of 2020, which is a

On Feb. 14, sweethearts of all ages will exchange cards, flowers, candy and gifts in the name of St. Valentine.

As another tumultuous year looms, supply chain and logistics teams are seeking ways to build robust transportation budgets that better