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A year in review with St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund

Truck drivers are the backbone of America. But when illness or injury takes them off the road, financial hardships often

The trucking industry is entering a new phase, and the business landscape is changing. But this won’t be as simple

We combed through the DAT iQ database, comprising over $1 trillion in transactions for both spot and contract truckload freight,

First thing’s first: Transportation is likely to cost more in 2025. That in and of itself probably wouldn’t come as

The current inverted market – with spot rates below contract rates – has put the squeeze on freight brokerages and

Low rates and high costs are not exactly a recipe for success for carriers. The oversupplied transportation market has created

After a couple years of idling, the truckload marketplace is poised to shift gears. That leads to two questions: What

Let’s state it plainly: 2025 will not look like 2024. Change is in the air, and not just in the

The DAT freight database has surpassed over $1 trillion in transaction data – far and away the largest in the industry.

Driving trucks is a demanding career that doesn’t easily lend itself to physical activity – the majority of time not

Trucking is a demanding profession that takes drivers to the limits of their mental and physical capabilities – 70% of

DAT, known initially as Dial-A-Truck, began operating 45 years ago, just before the trucking industry deregulation. Until the industry was