Successful businesses can turn the smallest edge into the biggest advantage. In a volatile freight market, such as the industry faces to start 2023, shippers and brokers who communicate better and are more accommodating to the carriers hauling their freight can find that edge.
The DAT Truckload Volume Index hit new highs for January, indicating solid seasonal demand for truckload services, said DAT Freight & Analytics, operators of the industry’s largest online freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service.
DAT operates the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America. Ken is responsible for DAT iQ, DATs data science team and its pricing database for shippers, 3PLs, trucking operators and freight brokers.
Without OOIDA’s work over the past 50 years, there’s no telling how many bad ideas would have made their way into the regulations.
Spot flatbed load posts in Houston, the leading US flatbed market, are rising by double-digit percentages in mid-February from previous weeks, pushing up outbound spot flatbed rates.
A sluggish economy means pricing is likely to remain flat through the first half of 2023.
With spring and the 2023 cropping season approaching, planting decisions are starting to take shape. More producers are starting the year in stronger financial positions, with less carryover of unpaid operating debt.
DAT Freight & Analytics named Marquee Insurance Group (MIG) as its preferred liability insurance partner for motor carriers on the DAT One network, the industry’s largest marketplace for spot truckload freight.
Folks attending the Mid-American Trucking Show next month will have an opportunity to enjoy a free concert by Academy of Country Music Male Artist of the Year nominee Elvie Shane.
Indiana is one of a handful of states that has a different set of rules on the books for heavy trucks when it comes to the speed limit.