President-elect Donald Trump’s suggested substantial taxes on imports are poised to shake things up in the industry. On the campaign trail, Trump vowed to enact a 10% to 20% raise on tariffs on nearly all imports, 60% or more on imports from China, and a 100% tariff on cars from Mexico.
Freight procurement software provider Keelvar has integrated spot and contract truckload pricing data from DAT Freight & Analytics into its platform to enable shipper-users to compare benchmark rates with their own rates from carriers.
There were 1.8 million loads available on DAT One last week, down almost 8% compared to the previous week but 15% higher year over year.
The so-called freight recession may have a quarter or two to go, but the US trucking industry’s rate recession is over. Spot truckload rates are moving higher and exceeding last year’s prices and are expected to be up by low double-digit percentages by late 2025.
Data recently issued on the DAT One network provided to LM by DAT Freight & Analytics pointed to mixed metrics for truckload spot market load posts, for the week of November 3-9.
President-elect Donald Trump's victory on Election Day clearly represents an inflection point in America's political and economic future, but will it boost freight rates for truckers?
Increase in loads posted to the U.S. truckload spot market from September to October, as load board postings of trucks expanded 8% from month to month, according to DAT Solutions.
In this week’s CCJ Tech Shorts, we’ll take a look at a new cellphone blocking tool that aims to protect fleets, DAT’s new high in analyzed freight transactions, a cheaper EV charging solution and a partnership in the last-mile logistics space.
There were 1.94 million loads available on the DAT One network last week, down 10% compared to the previous week but 19% higher compared to Week 43 in 2023. There were 335,458 available trucks, a 1.5% decline week over week.
Data recently issued on the DAT One network provided to LM by DAT Freight & Analytics pointed to a decline in truckload spot market load posts, for the week of October 20-26.