Logistics Management: Harsh weather drives January spot freight volumes to a monthly record high, notes DAT Truckload Volume Index
The new edition of the DAT Truckload Volume Index (TVI), which was recently issued by DAT Freight & Analytics, noted that spot freight volumes rose to all-time highs, for the month of January, driven by what it described as a weather-related bump in demand for truckload capacity.
The Packer: January cold snap leads to spot-market surge, DAT says
A weather-related bump in demand for truckload capacity pushed spot freight volumes to all-time highs for January, according to a report from DAT Freight & Analytics.
JOC: Large US truckload carriers reining in truck capacity amid low demand
Large US truckload providers are responding to sustained low freight demand by reducing their available capacity regardless of how many smaller companies are leaving the market, the latest reading from the Journal of Commerce Truckload Capacity Index shows.
Produce Blue Book: DAT Truckload Volume Index: January cold leads to spot-market surge
A weather-related bump in demand for truckload capacity pushed spot freight volumes to all-time highs for January, reported DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the DAT One online freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service.
Economic and trucking industry analysts believe 2024 is looking up, especially in the second half of the year, after the U.S. economy stuttered along in 2023 toward a hoped-for “soft landing,” reports Truckinginfo.com.
Logistics Management: Looking at factors driving truckload spot and contract rates with DAT’s Ken Adamo
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Ken Adamo, Chief of Analytics for DAT Freight & Analytics.