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Transport Dive: Trucks, trailers, tonnage: What transport data says about the state of the industry
Jan 05, 2023
Economic forces, consumer demand, seasonality, natural disasters and myriad other factors contribute to transport’s cyclical market.
CCJ: Gap between contract, spot rates narrowing
Jan 02, 2023
Contract rates have spent the second half of 2022 on a slide, following a downward trendline that spot rates have seen for almost the entire calendar year.
Please Haul My Freight: Freight Report: Welcome to 2023
Dec 30, 2022
As we close out the year, a brief recovery in truckload spot rates on DAT’s Top 50 Lanes. But overall, a lump of coal for trucking companies in 2022 as markets have shifted toward shippers.
Dairy Processing: Logistics expected to improve in 2023
Dec 30, 2022
Shippers of grain, food and other products expect to face better prospects for logistics in 2023, hoping much of the COVID-induced issues are in the past, as well as a nationwide strike by railroad workers that was averted by legislative action.
Transport Topics: Shippers Remain in Control of Rates, but 2023 Could Bring Balance
Dec 29, 2022
Shippers are in the driver’s seat as spot and contract rates continue to soften, but industry analysts said rates likely will stabilize throughout 2023.
Meat + Poultry: Optimism looms for logistics in 2023
Dec 28, 2022
Shippers of grain, food and other products expect to face better prospects for logistics in 2023, hoping much of the COVID-induced issues are in the past as well as a nationwide strike by railroad workers that was averted by legislative action.
Please Haul My Freight: Freight Report: Merry Christmas
Dec 23, 2022
A little glimmer of Christmas hope in the spot truckload data. The DAT Top 50 Lanes shows truckload spot rates are up 0.5% month over month.
Land Line: Fighting against coercion of truckers
Dec 21, 2022
One of the biggest problems in trucking is the way some shippers, receivers, brokers and others coerce truckers into situations where they end up violating the regulations.
Fleet Owner: Spot rates keep falling, but threat of rail strike, seasonal demand aid market
Dec 15, 2022
Shippers turned to the spot market in the latter half of November to reduce the risk of disruptions, but rates continued their months long slide, according to a new DAT Freight & Analytics report on the month.
Transport Dive: Trucks, trailers, tonnage: What transport data says about the state of the industry
Dec 15, 2022
Economic forces, consumer demand, seasonality, natural disasters and myriad other factors contribute to transport’s cyclical market.