Truckload freight volumes and spot rates held firm in June while contract rates fell to their lowest points in almost two years, according to DAT Freight & Analytics, operators of the industry’s largest online freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service.
The national benchmark contract rate for dry van freight has not increased for 12 consecutive months
An 18-month legal battle between trucking load board and data provider DAT Freight & Analytics and truckload broker Convoy has ended after the two parties agreed to a confidential settlement. Terms were not disclosed.
A series of lawsuits and countersuits between load board operator DAT and digital brokerage company Convoy has been resolved through an “amicable settlement,” the companies announced Tuesday.
“How am I doing?” This is a typical question among shippers in a volatile market without visibility into how their network of logistics partners and service offerings measures up against the performance of peers and competitors.
Truckload freight volumes and spot rates held firm in June while contract rates fell to their lowest points in almost two years, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates a major online freight marketplace and the DAT iQ data analytics service.
Truckload freight volumes and spot rates held firm in June while contract rates fell to their lowest points in almost two years, according to DAT Freight & Analytics.
More freight-industry stakeholders—most notably 3PL AFS Logistics and TD Cowen in their analysis of their new Q3 freight index—prognosticate about a possible walkout by Teamsters at the giant parcel carrier and the impact of bankruptcy at LTL Yellow.
US shippers and logistics providers that have enjoyed pricing power and transportation savings this year are increasingly concerned about the potential impact of a Teamsters union strike at UPS and a shutdown at Yellow, one of the largest US less-than-truckload (LTL) trucking companies.
Excess capacity isn’t likely to last long, and firms are slashing supply chain costs to prepare.