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Matt Sullivan

Matt Sullivan joined DAT Freight & Analytics in 2014, covering topics for motor carriers, freight intermediaries and shippers. Prior to joining DAT, Matt spent more than 10 years in journalism as a writer and editor for the Anchorage Daily News, Nashville Scene and other publications.

What happened to peak season?

In recent years, there’s been a spike in spot market rates in December. That hasn’t happened so far in 2018.

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Reefer rates hit lull between holidays

Reefer activity picked up after Thanksgiving, but not nearly as much as dry van freight. Right now, retail and e-commerce

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Peak season is coming for freight

Once upon a time, Black Friday marked the end of the retail freight season. Those days are gone. E-commerce has

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Will carriers cash in on the holidays?

(UPDATED NOV 20, 2018) Fall has been relatively quiet for freight, but all signs show that retail shipments are about

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Hurricane Michael halts shipments

Once again, the supply chains were dealt a major disruption last week from Mother Nature. With Hurricane Florence, the advanced

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Spot market settles after Hurricane Florence

As people in the Carolinas try their best to return to their normal routines, the freight markets have settled back

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Prices fall as flooding halts freight

As many parts of the Southeast deal with flooding as a result of Hurricane Florence, the transportation industry is re-adjusting

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How Hurricane Florence affects freight

When disaster strikes, trucks are needed to get emergency supplies where they’re needed most. But as has been the case

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Are rates ready for a rebound?

If you make your money on the truckload spot market, you had stiffer competition from rail and contract carriers last

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Summer freight: Calm before the storm?

Brokers and shippers have had an easier time finding trucks in recent weeks, at least when compared to the first

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Dog days of summer freight?

It’s looking more and more like you won’t have to sweat much of a summer slowdown this year. This would

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Best and worst states for outbound freight

If you’re looking for loads on the spot market, you’d do well to get yourself to Texas. For the first

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