# Matt Sullivan

Matt Sullivan joined DAT Freight & Analytics in 2014, covering topics for motor carriers, freight intermediaries and shippers. Prior to joining DAT, Matt spent more than 10 years in journalism as a writer and editor for the Anchorage Daily News, Nashville Scene and other publications.

### [Customer Spotlight: Linehaul Logistics](https://www.dat.com/blog/customer-spotlight-linehaul-logistics)

Founded 2003 Linehaul Logistics Greg Brown, VP of Operations Background Linehaul Logistics was founded in 2003, operating at a steady

### [Freight Broker Tips: How to negotiate freight rates on your lanes](https://www.dat.com/blog/freight-broker-tips-how-to-negotiate-freight-rates-on-your-lanes)

Recent trends in truckload rates cast a cloud over the North American freight market. As rates fell, record fuel prices,

### [The evolution of supply chain sustainability](https://www.dat.com/blog/the-evolution-of-supply-chain-sustainability)

Sustainability is more than just a buzzword – it has become vital to a business’s success. Government entities and consumers

### [4 keys to freight rate forecasting with artificial intelligence](https://www.dat.com/blog/4-keys-to-freight-rate-forecasting-with-artificial-intelligence)

Transportation providers make pricing decisions every day to attempt to win loads that will be moving in the coming days,

### [Spot and Contract Freight: What’s the difference and why it matters](https://www.dat.com/blog/spot-and-contract-freight-whats-the-difference-and-why-it-matters)

Classification systems make it possible to group and organize data, like freight rates, to compare with other data. In the

### [Bid With Confidence: How to win on your terms](https://www.dat.com/blog/bid-with-confidence-how-to-win-on-your-terms)

After the pandemic flipped the world upside down, the truckload marketplace cratered. Then, just as quickly, it rebounded, with pent-up

### [3 ways to optimize LTL and truckload strategies with rate analytics](https://www.dat.com/blog/3-ways-to-optimize-ltl-and-truckload-strategies-with-rate-analytics)

Of all the variables in transportation, which ones do shippers evaluate most often? The answer is the mode, but not

### [How business expansion can affect your transportation budget](https://www.dat.com/blog/how-business-expansion-can-affect-your-transportation-budget)

Expanding your product line or adding new customers are classic ways to grow your business. But that growth also creates

### [4 trigger events for transportation mini-bids](https://www.dat.com/blog/4-trigger-events-for-transportation-mini-bids)

Transportation mini-bids have grown in popularity in recent years. With sophisticated data analytics, these continuous procurement strategies are easier to

### [Rise of the Mini-Bid: How transportation procurement is changing](https://www.dat.com/blog/rise-of-the-mini-bid-how-transportation-procurement-is-changing)

Mini-bids have been around for decades, but transportation procurement teams have used them more and more in recent years. The

### [The diseconomies of scale in truckload freight](https://www.dat.com/blog/the-diseconomies-of-scale-in-truckload-freight)

Procuring truckload capacity is unique compared to other commodities, which adds challenges to creating a successful transportation budget. With most

### [Van rates drop as more Americans shelter at home](https://www.dat.com/blog/van-rates-drop-as-more-americans-shelter-at-home)

Demand for dry van equipment continued to slide last week, along with rates. We saw it coming, as load-to-truck ratios