{"id":24819,"date":"2026-07-16T04:40:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.dat.com\/resources\/?p=24819"},"modified":"2026-07-17T04:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:46:14","slug":"reduce-transportation-costs-freight-benchmarking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/reduce-transportation-costs-freight-benchmarking","title":{"rendered":"How shippers use freight market intelligence to reduce transportation costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24819\" class=\"elementor elementor-24819\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73a2a944 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73a2a944\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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consistently improve procurement decisions, reduce transportation spend, and strengthen budgeting accuracy through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/benchmarking_101\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">market-based freight benchmarking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Organizations across manufacturing, consumer goods, retail, grocery, and building materials industries achieved 5\u201315% sourcing savings by replacing internal assumptions with independently verified <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/blog\/whats-underneath-your-freight-rate-data\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freight market data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This page summarizes the research findings\u2014and how leading enterprise shippers apply freight market intelligence across procurement, budgeting, and network strategy decisions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d8341a6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d8341a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e0a5a0\" data-id=\"2e0a5a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d35ec7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d35ec7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Freight market intelligence for enterprise shippers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-363a939c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"363a939c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transportation costs are one of the largest controllable expenses in a supply chain. For enterprise shippers, the difference between average and high-performing transportation programs often comes down to one thing: access to independent, lane-level market data.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transportation teams are operating in a market defined by volatility, tighter budgets, and increasing pressure to defend decisions with data. Internal historical rates and carrier-provided pricing are no longer enough to benchmark freight spend, validate contracts, or confidently forecast transportation budgets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As freight markets shift, enterprise shippers need a trusted external reference point to benchmark rates, evaluate procurement strategies, and improve cross-functional decision-making.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Independent Nucleus Research interviewed DAT customers across manufacturing, consumer goods, retail, grocery, and building materials industries to understand how shippers use market intelligence to reduce freight costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The findings were consistent: organizations embedding DAT into procurement and budgeting workflows achieved measurable savings, stronger negotiation leverage, and better alignment across logistics, procurement, and finance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8d2d41 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8d2d41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d3ed29\" data-id=\"5d3ed29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a053b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68a053b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2881fc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2881fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enterprise shippers using DAT consistently achieved 5\u201315% sourcing savings through freight rate benchmarking during annual and mid-cycle sourcing events<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Henkel achieved approximately $1.5M in annual transportation cost avoidance using DAT benchmarking and forecasting tools<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colgate-Palmolive achieved up to 10% savings on long-term supplier agreements by validating embedded freight costs and CPU discounts against market benchmarks<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations consistently reported improved cross-functional alignment between logistics, procurement, and finance<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shippers who embed DAT as a strategic planning input\u2014rather than a reactive rate lookup\u2014realize the greatest sustained ROI<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-386b1e3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"386b1e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9ce7fd\" data-id=\"d9ce7fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98d1d4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98d1d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In this guide<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea511b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ea511b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to reduce transportation costs<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is freight market intelligence?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What the research found<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How shippers use freight market intelligence<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customer examples<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequently asked questions (FAQs)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b92271f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b92271f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdf871b\" data-id=\"bdf871b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e5dfed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e5dfed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to reduce transportation costs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d94539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d94539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For enterprise shippers managing complex freight networks, reducing transportation costs requires more than route optimization or load consolidation. Those tactics help at the margin. The bigger opportunity is procurement: knowing whether the rates you&#8217;re paying reflect actual market conditions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most effective freight cost reduction strategies share a common foundation: independent market data. When transportation teams can compare contracted rates and carrier proposals against verified lane-level benchmarks, they stop paying above-market rates, enter negotiations with defensible targets, and catch cost creep between annual sourcing cycles.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DAT freight market intelligence gives enterprise shippers that foundation. The sections below explain how.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec48d28 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec48d28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b69500\" data-id=\"5b69500\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8764a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8764a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is freight market intelligence?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e388a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0e388a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/iq\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freight market intelligence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the use of external <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/rateview\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freight market data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, capacity insights, and market trend analysis to inform transportation procurement decisions, benchmark freight costs, and support organizational planning.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike internal rate histories or carrier-provided pricing, freight market intelligence gives transportation teams an objective external reference point. It allows organizations to:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Validate whether contracted rates reflect actual market conditions<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Identify lanes where transportation costs exceed market norms<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Forecast transportation budgets based on market direction rather than historical assumptions<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Enter carrier negotiations with data that cannot be disputed as internally biased<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DAT delivers market intelligence through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/benchmark-analytics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freight rate benchmarking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, lane-level performance comparison, and forecasting capabilities that help shippers anticipate market shifts before they affect procurement outcomes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freight intelligence is transforming logistics by giving transportation teams access to independently verified market data that shifts decision-making from reactive to strategic. Organizations that embed external benchmarks into procurement and planning workflows can validate rates, anticipate market shifts, and align logistics, procurement, and finance on a shared set of facts.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f5b85c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f5b85c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-99f2c31\" data-id=\"99f2c31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1caa499 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1caa499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What the research found<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2a4d46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2a4d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>5\u201315% sourcing savings<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations using DAT during annual sourcing events and mid-cycle rate reviews consistently reported 5\u201315% reductions in transportation spend. Savings were achieved by entering carrier negotiations with independently verified market benchmarks that could not be disputed as internally generated or carrier-influenced.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Better procurement decisions<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shippers with access to lane-level market data made faster, more confident procurement decisions. Transportation teams validated carrier pricing, identified overpriced lanes, and set defensible <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/rateview\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freight RFP <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">targets\u2014reducing the risk of awarding freight contracts at above-market rates.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Stronger budgeting accuracy<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations using DAT forecasting tools aligned transportation budgets to expected market conditions rather than prior-year actuals. Finance and logistics teams reported fewer year-end budget variances and stronger confidence in presenting freight cost projections to executive stakeholders.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Improved cross-functional alignment<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A shared external benchmark gave logistics, procurement, and finance teams a common reference for freight rate health, budget planning, and supplier performance. Organizations reported smoother budgeting cycles, fewer internal disputes, and more consistent communication during sourcing events. For shippers looking to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/shipper_solutions_finance_cfo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">justify transportation costs to finance leaders<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, independently verified market benchmarks provide the most credible evidence\u2014translating lane-level freight complexity into financial context that non-logistics stakeholders can evaluate.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cd5bca elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cd5bca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb4f1a1\" data-id=\"eb4f1a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8297766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8297766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How shippers use freight market intelligence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81715bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81715bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nucleus Research identified four primary application areas where enterprise shippers consistently apply DAT market intelligence to improve transportation performance.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Freight benchmarking<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing how to benchmark freight rates effectively starts with access to independent, lane-level market data. Shippers use DAT to benchmark spot rates, contract rates, supplier-managed freight, customer pickup (CPU) discounts, and lane-level transportation performance. Organizations use freight benchmarking to:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Validate carrier pricing against current market benchmarks before accepting contract terms<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Set target rates for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/rateview\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freight RFP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> events based on real market conditions<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Challenge incumbent carriers when proposed rates diverge from market norms<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Conduct mid-cycle rate reviews when markets shift between annual sourcing events<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><b>Transportation procurement<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sound <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/benchmark-analytics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freight procurement strategy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> depends on independent market data. Shippers who understand <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/rateview\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to negotiate freight rates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from a data-backed position consistently achieve better contract outcomes\u2014validating carrier proposals, reducing overpayment risk, and conducting mid-cycle rate reviews against current benchmarks. Organizations reference lane-level data when evaluating freight RFP responses, mid-cycle rate adjustment requests, and inbound freight charges embedded in supplier agreements. One organization maintained freight costs 5\u20136% below market averages through weekly lane-level benchmarking and systematic identification of overpriced lanes.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Budgeting and forecasting<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For transportation teams <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/rateview\/ratecast\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">forecasting freight costs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for annual budgets and long-range planning, the key input is independently verified market rate data across key lanes and modes. Teams use DAT to prepare annual budgets, monitor market direction, evaluate volatility exposure, and support executive reporting. Organizations that anchor projections to external market benchmarks rather than prior-year actuals report fewer year-end variances and stronger credibility with finance stakeholders.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Network strategy and planning<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several organizations also use lane-level benchmarking and regional market intelligence to support <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/network-analytics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">distribution network planning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, fleet utilization decisions, plant and DC placement analysis, and cost-to-serve optimization. Organizations in this category use DAT as a strategic planning input\u2014informing make-vs-buy decisions on capacity, fleet strategy, and supplier network design\u2014rather than purely as a real-time rate lookup.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e541680 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e541680\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32ffd0f\" data-id=\"32ffd0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fbac65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fbac65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Customer examples<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea9c8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ea9c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Henkel<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Henkel, a global manufacturing and consumer goods organization with three distinct North American supply chains, embedded DAT into its procurement and sourcing workflows to benchmark lane-level pricing, support carrier negotiations, and structure a gain-share\/pain-share contract model with mid-year pricing reviews.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Result: \u223c$1.5M in annual transportation cost avoidance. Nucleus Research noted that Henkel realized the greatest value by treating DAT as a strategic input into ongoing procurement governance\u2014not a static benchmarking tool.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Colgate-Palmolive<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colgate-Palmolive used DAT to validate supplier-managed freight costs and customer pickup (CPU) discounts against market benchmarks. By referencing DAT rate data during contract negotiations, procurement teams achieved up to 10% savings on certain long-term supplier agreements.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DAT became the organization&#8217;s standard reference for transportation pricing across logistics, procurement, and finance. The shared benchmark reduced internal disputes and strengthened negotiation leverage across teams.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Building materials manufacturer<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One building materials manufacturer with more than 1,000 North American locations used DAT to benchmark lane costs, rebalance fleet utilization, and integrate transportation benchmarks into Power BI dashboards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following a shift from 80% brokered capacity to 80% asset-based operations, the organization achieved approximately 29% transportation savings (\u223c$129M).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb3dbbc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb3dbbc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd194d0\" data-id=\"bd194d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f2ede elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23f2ede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benchmark beyond assumptions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e01ecb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e01ecb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Independent research validates what high-performing transportation teams already know: objective freight market intelligence is the foundation of defensible procurement decisions, accurate transportation budgets, and stronger carrier negotiations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations that embed external benchmarking into standard workflows\u2014rather than using it reactively\u2014achieve broader and more sustained financial impact. 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https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DAT-\u2022-LFMP25-29-\u2022-Mini-Bids-for-Shippers-Make-Faster-Smarter-Freight-Decisions-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DAT-\u2022-LFMP25-29-\u2022-Mini-Bids-for-Shippers-Make-Faster-Smarter-Freight-Decisions-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DAT-\u2022-LFMP25-29-\u2022-Mini-Bids-for-Shippers-Make-Faster-Smarter-Freight-Decisions-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/mini-bids-for-shippers\" >\n\t\t\t\tMini-Bids for Shippers: Faster, Smarter Freight Decisions\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/mini-bids-for-shippers\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mini-Bids for Shippers: Faster, Smarter Freight Decisions\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tLEARN MORE   <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24767 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/rateview_for_shippers_overview\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AdobeStock_1929623763-edit-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24769\" alt=\"rateview_for_shippers_overview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AdobeStock_1929623763-edit-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AdobeStock_1929623763-edit-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AdobeStock_1929623763-edit-1024x505.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AdobeStock_1929623763-edit-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AdobeStock_1929623763-edit-1536x758.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AdobeStock_1929623763-edit-2048x1010.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/rateview_for_shippers_overview\" >\n\t\t\t\tDAT iQ RateView\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/rateview_for_shippers_overview\" aria-label=\"Read more about DAT iQ RateView\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tLEARN MORE   <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24747 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/why_dat_iq_data\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AdobeStock_1883279203-1-1-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24749\" alt=\"The DAT iQ Difference: Reliable Data for Shippers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AdobeStock_1883279203-1-1-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AdobeStock_1883279203-1-1-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AdobeStock_1883279203-1-1-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AdobeStock_1883279203-1-1-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AdobeStock_1883279203-1-1-1536x768.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AdobeStock_1883279203-1-1-2048x1024.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/why_dat_iq_data\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe DAT iQ Difference: Reliable Data for Shippers\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/resources\/why_dat_iq_data\" aria-label=\"Read more about The DAT iQ Difference: Reliable Data for Shippers\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tLEARN MORE   <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a37418 elementor-section-full_width long-form-faq-sec elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a37418\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-550dfe9c\" data-id=\"550dfe9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-46ca49ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46ca49ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bafe106\" data-id=\"7bafe106\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6580a8f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6580a8f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FAQs<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e94fca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e94fca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A few things you might be asking yourself<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f57a91\" data-id=\"53f57a91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1948ec00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"1948ec00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4241\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4241\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can shippers reduce transportation costs?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4241\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4241\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enterprise shippers reduce transportation costs most effectively through freight rate benchmarking, data-backed carrier negotiations, and systematic mid-cycle rate reviews. Rather than relying on internal rate history or carrier-provided pricing, leading organizations compare contracted rates and RFP responses against independently verified lane-level market data. This approach identifies overpriced lanes, sets defensible procurement targets, and prevents cost creep between annual sourcing cycles. Nucleus Research found that shippers using DAT consistently achieved 5\u201315% savings during annual and mid-cycle sourcing events.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4242\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4242\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is freight benchmarking?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4242\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4242\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freight benchmarking is the process of comparing transportation rates, lane performance, and freight costs against broader market data to validate pricing and improve procurement decisions. External benchmarks give transportation teams an objective reference that cannot be influenced by any party in the freight transaction. Shippers use freight benchmarking to enter carrier negotiations with defensible data, set accurate RFP targets, and ensure contracted rates remain competitive as market conditions change.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4243\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4243\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do you save on freight transportation costs?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4243\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4243\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freight cost savings come from three areas: procurement strategy, lane-level benchmarking, and carrier pricing validation. Organizations achieve the greatest savings when they validate all carrier pricing, including inbound supplier-managed freight and CPU discounts, against independent market benchmarks. One DAT customer maintained freight costs 5\u20136% below market averages through weekly lane-level benchmarking alone.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4244\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4244\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why do shippers use freight market intelligence?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4244\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4244\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shippers use freight market intelligence to benchmark rates, reduce transportation costs, improve negotiations, forecast budgets, validate supplier pricing, and reduce exposure to market volatility. Organizations that embed external market data into procurement and planning workflows make more defensible decisions and achieve more consistent financial outcomes. Nucleus Research found that shippers using DAT consistently achieved 5\u201315% savings during annual and mid-cycle sourcing cycles.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4245\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4245\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are the main costs of transportation for enterprise shippers?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4245\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4245\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The four primary transportation cost categories for enterprise shippers are linehaul rates, fuel surcharges, accessorial charges, and inbound or supplier-managed freight. Linehaul rates, what you pay per mile per lane, typically drive the largest savings opportunity because small percentage differences across high-volume lanes compound quickly. Fuel surcharges and accessorials can also be validated against market norms, and inbound freight embedded in supplier contracts is frequently benchmarked at above-market rates without the buyer&#8217;s knowledge.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4246\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4246\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the difference between benchmarking spot and contract rates?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4246\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4246\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spot benchmarking evaluates real-time market pricing for freight transacted outside of contracted rates. Contract benchmarking compares long-term awarded freight rates against broader market conditions and historical trends to determine whether contracted rates remain competitive. Most enterprise shippers use both: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/rateview\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spot benchmarking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to inform tactical decisions and identify immediate savings opportunities, and contract benchmarking to validate long-term sourcing strategy and support annual RFP rate-setting.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4247\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4247\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How does benchmarking improve cross-functional alignment?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4247\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4247\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An external benchmark from DAT provides logistics, procurement, and finance teams with a shared, objective reference for freight rate health, budget expectations, and supplier performance. Before adopting an external standard, many organizations relied on fragmented data\u2014internal spreadsheets, carrier-provided pricing\u2014that different teams interpreted differently. Organizations using DAT as their standard benchmark report smoother budgeting cycles, fewer internal disputes, and cleaner communication during <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/benchmark-analytics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RFP events<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4248\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4248\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do shippers defend budgets during market volatility?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4248\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4248\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transportation teams use DAT forecasting tools and historical market benchmarks to build budgets aligned to expected market conditions rather than prior-year actuals. When markets move unexpectedly, DAT data helps organizations explain cost changes to finance and executive stakeholders with independent market evidence. For shippers looking to quantify risk from market volatility, the most useful inputs are historical rate trends by lane and mode, forward-looking rate projections, and capacity indicators that signal when conditions are shifting before they affect contracted rates or service levels.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4249\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4249\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do shippers validate rates against the real market? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4249\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4249\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shippers validate freight rates against the real market by comparing carrier-provided pricing and contracted rates against independently sourced lane-level benchmarks. External freight market data\u2014drawn from actual transactions across thousands of lanes\u2014provides an objective reference that no party in the transaction can dispute as internally biased. Organizations apply this validation before accepting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dat.com\/rateview\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freight RFP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> responses, during mid-cycle rate reviews, and when evaluating inbound freight charges embedded in supplier agreements.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7062731b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7062731b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e74d368\" data-id=\"1e74d368\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5beaf70b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5beaf70b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">See the full Nucleus Research findings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-817d6c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"817d6c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6193743d\" data-id=\"6193743d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b728a5 long-form-quote-sec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41b728a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See how enterprise shippers are using DAT to reduce transportation costs, improve procurement decisions, and strengthen budget confidence. 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