Category: Market Update

Weekly Market Update: The real cost of highway congestion

In the post-ELD Mandata era, the time available for drivers has become the primary factor in heavy vehicle productivity, and

Is there an actual net shortage of truck drivers or a shortage of drivers wanting to make trucking a career?

Welcome to DAT Freight & Analytics’s six-part series on napping, sleep physiology, scheduling, and trip planning. While aimed at truckers

The Logistics Manager’s Index (LMI), produced by Zac Rogers at Colorado State University, came in at 56.5 in February 2024,

The United States imports hundreds of millions of lithium-ion batteries each year, and according to IHS Markit/PIERS, refrigerated import volumes

The manufacturing industry, a vital driver of the U.S. economy, and flatbed demand dropped at a faster-than-expected rate in February,

According to the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture), contributing to lower reefer volumes of fresh and frozen beef is the

It’s time to “Spring Forward” as Daylight Saving begins this Sunday, March 10th Despite many Americans’ aversion to having to

The contract freight market continues to soften following last month’s 3.5% m/m drop in the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced

According to Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), manufacturing production edged down 0.6% in January after recording no change in December.

A bitterly cold January most likely contributed to fewer housing starts breaking ground last month, with single-family homes, which account

The Port of Savannah consistently ranks as the fourth largest port for U.S. imports, accounting for 9.3% of the national