The August reading for the TVI—at 231—increased 2% from July and posted a 17% annual increase and is one of the five highest months on record. July came in at 222, which was preceded by June’s 237 (the all-time record), and May’s 212.
According to DAT Freight & Analytics, shippers are at the precipice of their most challenging peak season yet.
With tight trucking capacity and market volatility pushing more freight into the spot market, global logistics provider C.H. Robinson has launched Market Rate IQTM – a new tool that shows companies how their spot rates compare to a trusted third-party benchmark and breaks down where they could save money.
As shippers increasingly turn to – or are forced to – the spot market for truck capacity, automation will identify opportunities to lower costs, according to C.H. Robinson Worldwide.
C.H. Robinson has launched Market Rate IQTM, a new tool that shows companies how their spot rates compare to a third-party benchmark and breaks down where they could save money.
With tight trucking capacity and market volatility pushing more freight into the spot market, global logistics provider C.H. Robinson BB #:100586 has launched Market Rate IQTM
C.H. Robinson teamed up with DAT on Market Rate IQ.
Truckload volume surged and spot and contract freight rates hit new highs in August as logistics managers stare down their most challenging peak shipping season yet.
Truckload volume surged and spot and contract freight rates hit new highs in August as logistics managers stare down their most challenging peak shipping season yet.
DAT Freight & Analytics has added the Loadsure per-load insurance offering to the DAT network, a marketplace for spot truckload freight.