Carrier News

The Carrier Survival Guide: How to protect your margins when diesel won’t stop climbing

Take a look at some strategies and tools to help combat rising diesel costs, from deadhead-reduction strategies to cash flow solutions.

Understanding DAT Rate Analytics: A Carrier’s Guide

You face a key question every day: “What’s a fair rate for this haul?” DAT provides tools and data to

Master your operating costs: Three essential tips for owner-operators

You know firsthand the challenges of controlling operating costs while keeping your margins healthy. Salaries, fuel, equipment, tolls, insurance, licenses

Falling asleep at the wheel and how to avoid it: Sleep hygiene for carriers part 6

Welcome to DAT Freight & Analytics’s six-part series on napping, sleep physiology, scheduling, and trip planning. While aimed at truckers

How to take the wheel: Wanda Billups

It takes a heavy dose of courage to go out on your own and make a life for yourself. For

Drivers: Don’t neglect your mental health

Truckers have enough on their plate. It’s easy to overlook something as important as mental health. Almost 28% of truckers

How To stay profitable in a down market

In times like these, you can use the extra time to build your business to sustain you through both up and down cycles in the market.

How to optimize your load board

You’ve signed up for a load board — now what? Hear from experienced owner-operator Chad Boblett on how to make

The tools you need to increase your rate

Don’t go it alone — owner-operators can make the most of their trucking business with effective tools that help them

Top 5 trucking mistakes for owner-operators to avoid

Since I started my trucking business in 2011, I’ve learned a lot about being in the trucking industry and what it takes to make your operation successful.

8 Ways Carriers Can Win at Finding the Best Loads Fast

Axele TMS and DAT recently partnered for a webinar to show how carriers can use our combined tools to find

Top tax questions owner-operators ask

While death and taxes may be the only certainties in life, of the two, taxes come around way more often.