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Spot Market Remains High and Capacity Outlook Remains Tight, Reports DAT

In September, the DAT North American Freight Index was up 9% over August, and spot market freight availability saw a 74% annual increase. DAT officials explained that demand for truckload capacity, already at a premium due to economic growth and seas

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Globe Newswire: DAT Solutions Adds 5 TMS Integration Partners

DAT Solutions announces five additional partnerships with transportation management software (TMS) providers that have integrated DAT products into their applications.

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US Southeast Ports to Reopen but Cargo Delays to Last Days

Already, analysts and transportation providers say the storm, which followed on the heels of Hurricane Harvey, could have lasting impacts on truck rates and capacity through January 2018. "It's not just the Southeast," Mark Montague, industry pricing

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Hurricane Irma Causing Chaos For Transportation Industry In Florida

Although the roads will be rough and difficult to drive for awhile, Mark Montague of DAT Solutions says there will always be some truckers up to the task and that will cost shippers more money.

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Today’s Top Supply Chain and Logistics News

DAT Solutions LLC says pricing on the spot truckload market for dry-van transport rose 11% last month.

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Hurricanes Disrupt Freight Sector, Send Rates Soaring

Normal shipping patterns are upended as goods flow into Houston for restocking and rebuilding while little flows out; some truckers hesitate to accept loads

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Truckload Spot and Contract Rates Seeing a Summer Bounce, Says DAT

Like the summer weather in many parts of the country, the current state of the truckload contract and spots market remains in a good spot. That’s the word from DAT Solutions, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies, based on different data sets it has i

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Natural Gas Sector Pushes Surge in Plastics Industry

When diesel fuel prices soared a few years ago, natural gas was heralded as an affordable, abundant and domestically sourced alternative fuel that fleets could rely on for years. But as diesel prices stabilized, natural gas lost some of its luster, a

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Carriers Benefit as California Agricultural Sector Rebounds

Now that the drought has ended, shipping volumes are showing signs of a rebound, experts said. “The [trucking] numbers that California was running were subpar up until May [of this year], and then we were seeing a lot stronger numbers in May versus

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Inside View: DAT Solutions

In the B2B world, where businesses tend to compete on price, DAT Solutions stands out as a shining example of a service-oriented company that prides itself on delivering value to customers. “Customers for Life” has been a core value at DAT more t

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