2020 Freight Focus: Set your sights on next year’s truckload markets
What can we expect in 2020? With all the uncertainty swirling around the year ahead, it can be tough to
Where your Thanksgiving meal came from
When you give thanks for your Thanksgiving meal, don’t forget to include truckers in your list of appreciation. Every item
Top 10 issues for truck drivers in 2019
The American Transportation Research Institute has released its annual survey of the top 10 critical issues facing the trucking industry.
Haul-o-ween: Tricks, treats, and truckload freight
Remember when retailers would set aside a few shelves for Halloween candy and costumes? Times have changed. Today there are entire
Truckload markets brace for Hurricane Dorian
As Florida prepares for Hurricane Dorian’s expected landfall during the Labor Day weekend, data scientists at DAT took a look
Top 10 markets for truckload freight in first half of 2019
Here’s something that might surprise you: Spot market truckload volumes were 7% higher in the first six months of 2019
Backhaul vs deadhead: What’s the tipping point?
When you can’t find a high-paying load, would you accept a low rate to avoid driving empty? I asked that
Guest Opinion: The freight recession, and the next spot rate upturn
The freight market has been soft for almost a year, and in our view, slid into freight recession in the
June freight could set the tone for rest of year
It’s no secret that truckload rates aren’t where they were a year ago. We don’t expect prices to reach the
Technology tackles trucking’s parking problem
Few issues get truckers more worked up than the lack of available truck parking. But this year there’s actually some
Freight Forecast: Is the worst yet to come?
It’s natural to prefer predictability over surprise in many parts of your life, but as the axiom says, “change is
Freight Forecast: More boom less gloom
Are we really on the brink of a freight recession? I’ve seen countless gloom-and-doom forecasts and analyses from some very smart