A carrier’s guide to produce shipping season
You don’t have to be hauling food to feel the effects of produce season. It’s when demand for trucks is near its highest. And when demand rises, rates follow.
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DAT Freight & Analytics operates the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America. Transportation brokers, carriers, news organizations and industry analysts rely on DAT for market trends and data insights derived from 249 million freight matches and a database of $110 billion of market transactions.
Freightvine recap: Challenges and opportunities of implementing data analytics (episode 84)
In the past decade, data has become perhaps the most important tool a company can use to make strategic decisions
The Shipping iQ #1: Sourcing, managing, and analyzing data
The transportation logistics industry has seen its fair share of ups and downs in recent years – from the COVID-19
How do I know I’m being paid fairly?
Finding the best loads is key to your business’s profitability. Few tools in your toolbox have as much impact on
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Carriers
In trucking, our basics are much different from those on Wall Street. Or are they? Here are the basics according to DAT – or what we like to call The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Carriers.
Tax Law Changes That Impact Truckers
By Michael Schneider, Tax Manager, ATBS. Every year there are changes to tax laws that may go under the radar
How To stay profitable in a down market
In times like these, you can use the extra time to build your business to sustain you through both up and down cycles in the market.
Keys to success in 2023 for carriers
The truckload marketplace entered a down cycle in 2022, putting motor carriers in a very different position entering the new year
Trends and regulations to watch in 2023
Despite the economic headwinds facing many industries, there are strategic opportunities for transportation professionals in the new year.
The top 10 flatbed markets of 2022
These markets had the highest demand for flatbed trucks in 2022.
The top 10 dry van markets of 2022
Dry van freight is the most popular within the truckload marketplace, but these cities had more van loads than anywhere else in America.
The top 10 temp-control markets of 2022
These markets had the highest demand for reefer trucks in 2022.