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Imports continue to create dry van demand

Port congestion on the West Coast in 2020 pushed import volumes farther east and closer to major population centers on

Truckload capacity is tight and expected to get tighter, but judging where truckload demand is headed remains challenging as COVID-19

The pandemic has turned many aspects of life upside down, and commercial transportation is no exception. In most years, freight

Resourcefulness is hard to measure and a difficult skill set to teach, but people who manage transportation or run trucks

With another unpredictable year ahead of us, DAT analyzed the trends from 2020 to pinpoint what to watch in the year ahead.

Dry van load post volumes on the DAT network increased 7% last week and are now up 121% year over

Flatbed load and equipment posts on the DAT network each increased 2% last week, leaving the national average flatbed load-to-truck

The number of spot reefer load posts on the DAT network increased 13% last week with very little change in

You’ve jumped through all the hurdles and got your own trucking authority – now you need to find customers. In

The December 2020 report on manufactured durable goods from the U.S. Census Bureau showed mixed results. December durable goods orders

On the southern border, produce volumes last week were down slightly year-over-year, recording just 1% fewer loads compared to the

The U.S. Bank National Shipment and Spend Indexes both posted gains during the final quarter of 2020, which is a