JOC: US flatbed trucking activity sees early regional revival: DAT
Spot flatbed load posts in Houston, the leading US flatbed market, are rising by double-digit percentages in mid-February from previous weeks, pushing up outbound spot flatbed rates.
Spot flatbed load posts in Houston, the leading US flatbed market, are rising by double-digit percentages in mid-February from previous weeks, pushing up outbound spot flatbed rates.
Lower demand in the spot market means “there’s no better time for a shipper to find efficiencies,” a C.H. Robinson executive said.
A sluggish economy means pricing is likely to remain flat through the first half of 2023.
With spring and the 2023 cropping season approaching, planting decisions are starting to take shape. More producers are starting the year in stronger financial positions, with less carryover of unpaid operating debt.
DAT Freight & Analytics named Marquee Insurance Group (MIG) as its preferred liability insurance partner for motor carriers on the DAT One network, the industry’s largest marketplace for spot truckload freight.
Folks attending the Mid-American Trucking Show next month will have an opportunity to enjoy a free concert by Academy of Country Music Male Artist of the Year nominee Elvie Shane.
Indiana is one of a handful of states that has a different set of rules on the books for heavy trucks when it comes to the speed limit.
DAT Freight & Analytics today named Marquee Insurance Group (MIG) as its preferred liability insurance partner for motor carriers on the DAT One network, the industry’s largest marketplace for spot truckload freight.
The spot market for carriers continues to rebalance, but rates—at least for smaller fleets and owner-operators—still aren’t making up for higher current operating costs, according to four data-analysis firms that all recently weighed in on the volatile state of freight transportation.
Fleets have had their hands full. High fuel and equipment prices, labor concerns, shipping rates, inflation, and other economic factors continue to haunt businesses' bottom lines.