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Spot market continues to grow as a percentage of total freight

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

For a new owner-operator setting out on their own in the trucking business, there can be unexpected pitfalls. One of

Getting detained by a shipper or receiver is costly, especially if that detention time causes the truck to miss the

Recently we addressed the most frequent question asked on our weekly DAT iQ Live series: Is now a good time

As a carrier on owner-operator, your income depends on the health of your truck. What’s the best way to maintain

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