DAT Freight Barometers: Contract rates will rise more slowly in 2019
Capacity is becoming more available, as small fleets have mostly adjusted to electronic logging device (ELD) and strict enforcement of
The high cost of free shipping
I’m doing my holiday shopping early this year. That may seem overly cautious, considering that everybody and his brother is
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
How did that Christmas tree get here?
More than 25 million Christmas trees will be sold this year, according to the National Christmas Tree Association. But few
Hurricane Michael could bring spike in FEMA freight
Hurricane Michael has made landfall with the Florida panhandle as a very scary Category 4. That is the second-highest category,
Expect rates to rise as Hurricane Florence relief begins
While the winds of Hurricane Florence have subsided, the effects of the hurricane will be felt for weeks and months
What happened to all the Texas freight?
In the first half of the year, the spot market in Texas was boiling over, with not nearly enough trucks
Lack of pipeline capacity slowing freight in West Texas
Pipeline capacity issues in West Texas have had a carryover impact into the freight marketplace. We have seen a slowing
DAT Freight Barometers: Expect contract rates to rise
In all three modes, the DAT® Trucking Freight Barometers are continuing to demonstrate three basic trends: Demand that exceeds capacity
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
Expect truckload market volatility to continue through the fall
To say that the first half of 2018 was “a period of both extreme volatility and unprecedented imbalance between capacity
GDP growth is no surprise if you watch trucking trends
I woke up this morning to a news alert on my phone: U.S. GDP grew at 4.1% in the second