We are now 15 or so months into a trucking freight recession that began in the third quarter of 2022. Prices for dry van truckload (hereafter DVTL) services have been hit particularly hard.
DAT Freight and Analytics’ index for truckload van demand in November, a 9% decline from October.
A post-Thanksgiving surge in truckload freight volumes made for a solid November overall compared to previous years, reported DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the DAT One online freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service.
Soft pricing. Unpredictable costs. Threats of fraud and cybercrime. Freight shippers, brokers and carriers are shifting tactics and accelerating the use of market data and AI-driven analytics as they grapple with a shifting business landscape, according to the 2024 Freight Focus Report from DAT Freight & Analytics.
Soft pricing. Unpredictable costs. Threats of fraud and cybercrime. Freight shippers, brokers and carriers are shifting tactics and accelerating the use of market data and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven analytics as they grapple with a shifting business landscape, according to new data from DAT Freight & Analytics.
DAT Freight & Analytics on Thursday introduced the DAT One Fuel Card, powered by OTR Solutions, offering savings, expense management tools and no in-network transaction fees.
What’s behind the constant claims of a driver shortage? Turns out turnover is a cheaper way to do business. That’s the subject of a new research paper. We’re joined by one of its authors, professor Stephen Burks of the University of Minnesota Morris.
Decline from October to November in loads posted to the truckload spot market, leaving load availability for the month down nearly 57% from the year before, according to DAT Solutions
Truckload rates ended November lower than October as the lead-in to the holiday season has been a lump of coal so far, according to data and conversations with shippers.
We’re close to three weeks post-Women in Supply Chain Forum, and the aftermath of excitement and buzz generated from the 1.5-day conference is still very real. As one attendee and panelist said on LinkedIn, “have you ever made close to 200 friends in one day?!”