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DAT Freight Index: September Spot Freight Volume Slips 14%, in Seasonal Trend

PORTLAND, Ore. - Freight resumed a seasonal pattern on the spot market in September, with a month-over-month decline of 14 percent. Compared to Sep...

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DAT Freight Index: August Spot Freight Falls Below 2017 Levels, as Rates Remain 20% Higher

PORTLAND, Ore. — Spot market freight availability dropped in August for the second month, due mostly to a sharp decline in demand for flatbed equ...

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DAT Freight Index: July Spot Truckload Volume and Rates Return to Earth

PORTLAND, Ore. — Spot market freight availability dropped sharply in July, returning to typical seasonal levels after an all-time peak in June. V...

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DAT Broker TMS Adds New Load Tracking Module

PORTLAND, Ore. — DAT Solutions announced today that their DAT Keypoint broker transportation management software has added a new module that inte...

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DAT Freight Index: Record Demand Boosts Spot Truckload Rates to New Heights in June

PORTLAND, Ore. — Demand for truckload shipments faced off against capacity shortfalls, boosting truckload rates to new heights on the spot market...

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DAT Freight Index: Seasonal Demand Boosts Freight Rates in May

PORTLAND, Ore. — Demand for spot market truckload shipments reached new heights in May, according to the DAT North American Freight Index. Season...

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DAT Freight Index: Spot Market Truckload Volume Dips Seasonally in April

PORTLAND, Ore. — Spot truckload freight volume had the strongest April on record, despite slipping 6.8 percent lower, a common seasonal trend. Co...

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DAT Freight Index: Spot Market Truckload Volume Sets Record in March, Driven by Demand for Flatbeds

PORTLAND, Ore., DATE — Spot truckload freight availability rebounded in March, to set a new 20-year record for the DAT North American Freight Ind...

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DAT Truckload Freight Marketplace Expands Services with Load Visibility Platform

PORTLAND, Ore. — DAT Solutions announced today the introduction of DAT OnTime, a load tracking application that enables freight brokers and third...

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DAT Unveils Upgrades to Popular Load Board at Mid-America Trucking Show

PORTLAND, Ore. – DAT Solutions announced significant upgrades to DAT TruckersEdge, the company's popular load board for independent owner-operat...

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