Multiple factors have combined at this point in time to relieve the linehaul capacity crunch, according to TransCore DAT freight analyst Mark Montague. Writing on the company’s Freight Talk blog, he points out that while “recent freight patterns
By all measures queried in the just-released fifth annual Transcore DAT Broker Benchmark Survey, 2011 turned out to be a second positive year in a row for non-asset based brokers, broker-carriers and 3PLs alike.Advertisement.“Last year was a good y
Information and communications companies, truck OEMs, equipment and service suppliers, and even the government have been using technologies onboard and off to help manage the business of trucking for years now. One result is a vast and still largely
Despite mixed signals in other parts of the global shipping economy, David Schrader, senior vice president for operations at TransCore, says freight shipping demand remains strong in the U.S. truckload sector as inventory management trends push more
All owner-operator subscribers to the TruckersEdge.net load-board service from TransCore can look forward to a new smartphone-optimized mobile site to launch officially late this year or early next, says TransCore product manager Scott McCollister.
Insurance agents and brokers frustrated with issuing certificates of insurance for transportation risks may have a friend in an Oregon company that specializes in monitoring insurance data on motor carriers for freight brokers. The company, TransCore
TransCore Freight Solutions operates DAT 3sixty, arguably the largest, most active load board in North America. “It's our responsibility to provide a safe marketplace, to assure people are who they say they are,” explains David Schrader, TransCor
Following a three-month decline, truckload rates for refrigerated vans increased 2.2 percent on the spot market in March compared to February, according to TransCore’s Truckload Rate Index. Compared to March 2010, rates for the reefer segment incre
Nationwide van rates for truck freight moved on the spot market remained stable, according to TransCore Trendlines’ monthly rollup. Flatbed rates increased by 1.9 percent nationwide and reefer rates moved up by 1.6 percent compared to January.
TransCore on Tuesday, Nov. 23, announced it has enhanced the fraud protection features and incorporated new federal carrier safety guidelines into its CarrierWatch service, an online tool designed to help brokers and shippers validate the operating a