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Transport Topics: DAT Buys Invoice Payment Specialist Outgo

DAT Freight & Analytics acquired Seattle-based back-office payment specialist Outgo for an undisclosed sum, the company said May 15.

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Truck News: DAT expands reach into factoring with Outgo acquisition

DAT Freight & Analytics has entered the payments business with its acquisition of Outgo.

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Reuters: US freight industry hopes for back-to-school demand boost after tariff truce

A 90-day trade thaw between Washington and Beijing could prove to be a welcome reprieve for the U.S. freight industry, as importers rush to lock in shipments ahead of the busy back-to-school period, experts said.

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Freight Waves: DAT acquires Outgo enters race to become dominant freight exchange platform

DAT Freight & Analytics acquired factoring and fintech provider Outgo on Thursday, bringing modern payment infrastructure into the DAT One ecosystem and redefining how freight carriers book and get paid for loads. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Reuters: US freight industry hopes for back-to-school demand boost after tariff truce

A 90-day trade thaw between Washington and Beijing could prove to be a welcome reprieve for the U.S. freight industry, as importers rush to lock in shipments ahead of the busy back-to-school period, experts said.

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Journal of Commerce: DAT adds in-house factoring services with latest acquisition

DAT Freight & Analytics has acquired a payments and factoring technology provider that caters to truckload carriers in an attempt to make its freight load board more useful and trustworthy for both carriers and brokers.

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GeekWire: Freight company DAT acquires Seattle fintech startup Outgo

DAT Freight & Analytics, a Beaverton, Ore.-based freight company, announced the acquisition of Outgo, a Seattle startup that sells banking services to freight carriers.

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The Wall Street Journal: Number of the Day

The Cass Freight Index for U.S. domestic shipments in April, not seasonally adjusted, down 3.6% from the year before but up 0.4% from March

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The Packer: Fresh produce timelines drive U.S. trucking trends

A slow start to produce in California could mean a lower peak in spot truckload rates this summer.

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Logistics Management: Spot truckload market remains stagnant in April, for volumes and rates, notes DAT Truckload Volume Index

Following a mixed March, spot truckload volumes and rates were again mixed in April, according to the new edition of the DAT Truckload Index, which was issued today by DAT Freight and Analytics.

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