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Cargo Business News: Trucking Trends: Are We There Yet

It’s a standard road trip refrain and one of the most frequent questions I get at DAT Freight & Analytics: Are we there yet?

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Land Line Now: Spot market update

Spot market capacity is rapidly decreasing. We break down the latest numbers courtesy of DAT.

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Trucking News: DAT Appoints Brian Gill as Chief Technology Officer

Gill joins DAT from Nordstrom, where he served as Senior Vice President of Technology and Chief Product Officer. He drove technology product development at the company, including website and native apps, omni technology, services for search, order management, payments and credit, product catalog, inventory management and supply chain.

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Sourcing Journal: Flexport Could Scoop Up Convoy’s Tech

Flexport, the digital freight forwarder and a Convoy partner since 2018, is in talks to buy the defunct trucking marketplace’s technology stack, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Land Line Now: Spot Market Update

The ongoing United Auto Workers strike against GM, Ford and Stellantis is making headlines – but how is it affecting you? Jason Miller of Michigan State University explains.

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PitchBook: 4 charts: The crisis in freight tech behind Convoy’s collapse

The pandemic led to both an ecommerce boom and port shutdowns that together placed unprecedented pressures on the global supply chain, generating an opportunity for startups to step in with novel tech for industries like trucking, shipping and logistics.

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Supply & Demand Chain Executive: Truckload Freight Volumes Cooled in September: Study

Seasonally declining shipments of retail goods and fresh produce decreased demand for truckload services last month.

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Fleet Owner: DAT: Freight volumes cool in September

Truckload freight volumes cooled in September, compounding an already difficult quarter for truckload carriers and freight brokers, according to recent analysis from DAT Freight & Analytics.

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Blue Book Services: DAT Truckload Volume Index: Volumes cooled in September

Truckload freight volumes cooled in September, compounding an already difficult quarter for truckload carriers and freight brokers, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the industry’s largest online freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service.

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Wall Street Journal: Logistics Report: Number of the Day

DAT Freight and Analytics’ index for truckload van demand in September, a 5.7% decline from August, helping send rates to their lowest levels since June 2020.

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