FreightCaviar: Freight Gong Friday w/ Chris Burroughs, Kary Jablonski & Ken Adamo
Chris Burroughs, President and CEO of TIA, joins us to discuss the upcoming TIA Capital Ideas Conference. Joining him are Kary Jablonski, VP & GM of Broker Growth at Trucker Tools, and Ken Adamo, Chief of Analytics at DAT Solutions, who will share valuable insights on the industry and what DAT is building to solve its challenges.
Truck News: Volatile spot market tells the tale of tariff threats
February spot market data has revealed the impact just the threat of U.S.-imposed tariffs has had on cross-border freight, as well as the immediate aftermath.
More Than a Broker: Economies of Scope Not Scale: A Conversation with Dr. Chris Caplice
In this conversation, Spot Co-founder Andrew Elsener and Dr. Chris Caplice, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation & Logistics and Chief Scientist at DAT Solutions, discuss the evolution of freight transportation, the importance of optimization in RFPs, and the dynamics of market visibility.
Fleet Owner: How bad is the driver shortage? Really.
Hiring and retaining drivers is uniquely difficult among for-hire, long-haul, truckload carriers. Often dubbed “the driver shortage,” the issue could worsen as freight demand rises.
Logistics Management: DAT Truckload Volume Index highlights February spot truckload volume and rate declines
Driven by a combination of seasonal slowing, winter weather conditions, and ongoing uncertainty regarding tariffs and economic conditions, spot truckload volumes trended down in February, according to the new edition of the DAT Truckload Index, which was issued today by DAT Freight and Analytics.
The Trucker: DAT: Spot truckload volumes declined, rates fall sharply
Spot truckload freight volumes settled lower in February, driven by a mix of seasonal slowing, winter weather and shipper concerns about tariffs and economic volatility.
Fleet Owner: Trump tariffs: ‘Nobody likes this level of volatility’
On-again, off-again tariffs are dashing hopes for a 2025 freight market upturn. Trump's tariff roller coaster is concerning analysts and threatening trucking's long-awaited rebound.
Journal of Commerce: Cross-border spot truck rates rise as shippers ride tariff rollercoaster
The flow of goods moving across the US-Canada border shrank last week, but not the cost of moving them, as a trade war between the two neighbors deepened.