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Forbes: What Is The Bullwhip Effect And How Can We Prevent It Next Time?

Whenever the popular media begins paying significant, or even obsessive, attention to an economic or business issue, you can bet it is a lagging, rather than leading, indicator of a critical problem that may have a global impact.

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Inbound Logistics: Own the Transportation Conversation: Debunking Common Truckload Myths

Transportation leaders should debunk these six common myths to help their C-level executives understand truckload freight and get executive buy-in.

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Land Line: Reefer carriers rev up as produce season begins

We’re at the starting line for the U.S. domestic produce season now. What does that mean for reefer carriers? Dean Croke with DAT explains.

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Built In: Freight Logistics Isn’t Just Having a Moment. It’s The Next Booming Industry.

The digitization of the freight industry is long overdue. The impact is closer to home than you might think.

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Supply Post: Capacity Crunch, Fuel Costs Push Spot Freight Rates Higher

US spot truckload freight hit new highs in January, nearly $1 a mile higher than a year ago, according to DAT Freight & Analytics.

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Transport Topics: Rising Fuel Costs Slow Spot Rate Descent

The rise in fuel prices is slowing a decline in spot rates while also potentially suppressing base revenue for some carriers, experts said.

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Supply Chain Dive: By the numbers: Biden’s budget priorities for supply chains

The president's requests to Congress include funding for ports, highways, electrification and domestic manufacturing.

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Land Line: Spot market rates, demand for trucks continue to soften

The total number of loads on the DAT MembersEdge load board network fell 7.9% last week, continuing a pattern of weaker posting activity.

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Cargo Business News: Trucking Trends: Trucks are logging more miles, but for how long?

The pandemic has altered the landscape for trucking and logistics both figuratively and literally.

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Supply Chain 247: DAT Truckload Volume Index trends down in February

February’s reading—at 227—was down 3% compared to January’s 229, which marked the highest-ever TVI reading in January. And while load-posting activity was off sequentially, the number of loads posted to the DAT One load board network saw a solid 24.1% annual increase.

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