DAT Freight & Analytics has launched Carrier Management Suite, a carrier-qualification system integrated directly into the DAT One load board. The tool allows freight brokers to determine which carriers can access their loads based on authority status, insurance, and other factors.
Freight imbalances and changes in capacity in certain lanes are tightening US truckload capacity, but not by much.
Following August spot truckload volume and rate declines, September readings were more mixed, while conditions largely remained the same, according to the new edition of the DAT Truckload Volume Index, which was released today by DAT Freight and Analytics.
The trucking group sent a letter to legislators, stressing road safety and protection of U.S. commercial activity.
According to industry analysts, the typical peak shipping season has turned on its head, with the freight surge occurring months earlier than usual, and leaving carriers facing a different fourth quarter landscape.
A dip in September freight volumes did little to move truckload rates one way or the other, according to DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the DAT One freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service.
The average spot rates for all three major equipment types softened last week, compared to the previous week. Volumes declined across the board.
Load posts on DAT One fell 13% to 2.3 million last week, erasing the previous week’s gains.
Outbound spot truckload capacity is tightening in several inland US markets, partly because of falling US imports, adding momentum to a seasonal increase in transactional truck rates as trucking's fall peak shipping period gets underway.
Carriers and technology providers are modernizing their platforms and automating freight transactions. Freight matching, data integration, and defenses against freight fraud are shaping up to be the future of trucking.