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Forbes: Insider Threats: Expert Ways To Address (And Avoid) Them

Insider threats can be either malicious—for example, someone with authorized access to an organization’s systems deliberately steals sensitive data and sells it for personal gain—or innocent—for example, an employee unwittingly clicks on a phishing link in a seemingly legitimate email, introducing malware into company systems.

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The Trucker: DAT iQ surpasses $1 trillion in freight transaction data

DAT Freight and Analytics reports that the value of freight transactions analyzed by its DAT iQ platform now exceeds $1 trillion, affirming its position as the industry’s most comprehensive dataset for forecasting and benchmarking truckload, less-than-truckload and intermodal pricing.

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Yahoo: DAT iQ surpasses $1 trillion in freight transaction data

DAT Freight & Analytics announced that the value of freight transactions analyzed by its DAT iQ platform now exceeds $1 trillion, affirming its position as the industry’s most comprehensive dataset for forecasting and benchmarking truckload, less-than-truckload, and intermodal pricing.

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The Wall Street Journal Logistics Report: Number of the Day

Increase in loads posted to the U.S. truckload van spot market load board in the week ending Oct. 20 compared with the week before, according to DAT Solutions.

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The Trucker: Analysts say trucking conditions will begin to improve — but slowly

Unfortunately, spot freight rates have been bouncing along the bottom for so long that smaller carriers — and some larger ones, too — weren’t able to hold on. Those that remain should see market improvement, but analysts say it may be excruciatingly slow.

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Supply Chain News: The US Freight Recession Continues On, and some Truckers Won’t Make It to the Other Side

It’s been tough times in the US freight sector for nearly two years, and the news isn’t getting any better for carriers, even as shippers benefit from the continued fall in rates.

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Journal of Commerce: US spot truckload rates turn upward again post-Milton

US truckload spot rates and volumes are rising again after settling briefly between hurricanes Helene and Milton, propelled by a storm surge and some seasonal demand.

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Truck News: ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Trailer orders concerning, but spot market turning for the better

The trailer order season started weak, “well below expectations,” according to one industry forecaster, causing concerns about the remainder of 2024 and into next year.

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Bloomberg: Florida Starts to Assess Storm Damage to Key Fuel and Fertilizer Hubs

Florida’s Tampa Bay-St. Petersburg area is waking up to widespread damage from Hurricane Milton, just as residents, businesses and utilities were recovering from destruction wrought by another big storm just two weeks ago.

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American Journal of Transportation: DAT Freight Trends, week 40: Spot loads up 15% as supply chains respond to storms

With supply chains adjusting to Hurricane Helene-related cleanup in the Southeast and uncertainty over a strike at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, the total number of loads posted on DAT One increased 14.9% to 2.01 million week over week. That’s the highest number of available loads since Week 29 (July 7-13).

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