## DAT + The Convoy Platform: A new chapter in our marketplace evolution

### Flatbed Report: Industrial demand softens, pulling rates back from July highs

Flatbed spot linehaul averaged $2.87 per mile this week, down 2.7%, or $0.08...  
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### Dry Van Report: Rates cool off as summer freight demand normalizes

Dry van spot linehaul averaged $2.38 per mile this week, down 2.5%, or...  
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### Reefer Report: Capacity floods back, spot rates follow but still tower over last summer

Last week’s post-holiday tightness didn’t just fade — it reversed. Across nearly every...  
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### Dry Van Report: Freight demand is back, but it’s coming from an unlikely place

Every carrier, broker, and shipper trying to plan around today’s truckload market has...  
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### Flatbed Report: The AI boom is a freight story, and it’s just getting started

Every conversation about artificial intelligence tends to focus on chips and software, but...  
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### Technology in freight: efficiency without compromise

The last three months we’ve highlighted what can go wrong: AI-powered attacks, compromised...  
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### Reefer Report: California’s sudden tightening sends Northeast reefer rates up double digits

California truckload capacity flipped from loose to tight in a single week. Six...  
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### Flatbed Report: Manufacturing holds its growth streak

Manufacturing kept expanding in June, with the ISM Manufacturing PMI coming in at...  
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### Dry Van Report: How grilling and produce seasons squeeze reefer and dry van capacity

July isn’t just the heart of summer; it’s National Hot Dog Month and...  
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### Produce report: Shortage eases, surplus returns

This week’s report is about reversals. Mexico Crossings through South Texas flipped from...  
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### Dry Van Report: Freight rate surge masks sluggish demand driven by AI boom

The April trucking ton-mile index reveals that the recent spike in trucking freight...  
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### Flatbed Report: Trucking tonnage takes a short-term dip

U.S. trucking activity hit a bit of a speed bump this spring, with...  
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