Planning Your Week? Try These 5 Cities for Freight
Looking to plan your week? There are more hot markets to choose from this week. Part of that is thanks
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New Food Safety Rules Turn Brokers Into Shippers
DOCUMENTING TRANSACTIONS Rob LaForte, owner of Columbia Fresh Transportation Services, says his transportation management software (TMS) will be a great
Reach Truckers on the Road
The DAT Extended Network is a great way to reach drivers where they are—on the road. Using DAT’s trip planning
How to Survive a Buck-A-Mile Backhaul
Four years ago, I wrote a blog post with a catchy title: “The Death of the Buck-A-Mile Backhaul,” where I
What’s Hot and What’s Not for Vans in February
February is usually one of the slowest months for spot market freight, but demand started to pick up last week.
Without CSA, "We’re Choosing Carriers Blindfolded"
Last month, in our blog post CSA Scores Gone. Now What?, we asked brokers what they thought of CSA scores
CSA Scores Gone. Now What?
Need information on carriers? Access information on motor carriers, including actual insurance certificates, using DAT CarrierWatch. FMCSA wasted no time
Web-Based DAT Power Load Board Outperforms Downloadable Software
What customers are saying DAT customers are embracing the new web-based version of DAT Power. See why they’ve made the
What Customers are Saying About Web-Based DAT Power
For years, the DAT Power load board has been a software program that users downloaded to their computers. This past
Gap Widens Between Contract and Spot Market Freight Rates
Spot market freight was stuck in neutral for most of the third quarter, with some pockets of seasonal activity. It’s
Who Makes More Money? Owner-Operators or Company Drivers?
Wages have stayed stagnant for most Americans, except for one group of workers: Truck drivers. Since 2013, the average annual
Broker Profile: Mystic Logistics Uses DAT Data to Succeed
What’s the best time of day to secure capacity? What’s the best day of the week to send loads out