Category: Best Practices and Benchmarks

Do the 3 O'Clock Hustle

Get your 3 o’clock hustle on! This is an excellent time of the year to score some really high-paying loads,

DAT’s customer support team is a finalist in the 2017 ICMI Global Contact Center Awards Program. DAT is one of

I’ve been an owner-operator for over eight years, and I’ve learned a few tricks that help me to make more money

Winter Storm Stella has arrived. As I write this, there are 84 weather restrictions in effect in the Northeast. All

As VP of Sales for DAT’s transportation management software for freight brokers, I talk to a lot people who want

Vinnie Schleper and Ben Nadeau launched Volta Logistics in May of 2015 as two-person team. Within 18 months, however, the

Brian Sutton, CEO George Copeland, CFO Brian Sutton and George Copeland co-founded Austin Freight Systems (AFS) 20 years ago, after

If you use the DAT Power load board, but have never clicked on the toolbox icon in the upper right-hand

This week is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Here are 5 ways that carriers, brokers, and shippers can show respect

This week is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Here are 5 ways that carriers, brokers, and shippers can show respect

We write about the load-to-truck ratio a lot on this blog, but we don’t always explain it. Sometimes a customer

When a shipper or receiver detains a truck, it can ruin a driver’s work week. The freight broker is rarely