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Sales of farm equipment are a strong signal for flatbed freight

Over the past 12 months, we’ve seen consumers spend more on outdoor activities including exercise and sporting equipment, snowmobiles, and

Early in produce season, we’re seeing reports of truck shortages from the USDA. Last week there were shortages reported for

The American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 4.5% in February after increasing by 1.8% in January. Compared with

Typically, the split between contract and spot freight is somewhere in the 85/15 range – maybe closer to 90% contract

Often we look at building permit applications and new home starts as indicators of flatbed demand. Sales of new homes

The 2021 produce shipping season is underway, with both domestic and imported truckloads of produce posting 4% week-over-week gains. Still,

Dry van load posts on the DAT One load board network increased by just over 2% last week in the

One week after one of the world’s largest container vessels lost control and ran aground, blocking the Suez Canal, over

February’s new residential construction numbers produced by the U.S. Census Bureau reported what many had expected. There was a drop

As different regions and crops reach the harvesting stage, we’re starting to see reefer capacity tighten and spot rates rise.

The latest industrial data from the Federal Reserve showed a 2.2% month over month decrease in production for February. That

We get asked this question the most in our DAT iQ Weekly Update: Is now a good time to buy