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Reuters: Analysis: U.S. trucking downturn foreshadows possible economic gloom
Apr 25, 2022
Craig Fuller monitors millions of transactions between U.S. truckers and their customers as chief executive of transportation data company FreightWaves - and he does not like what he is seeing.
DC Velocity: Truckload freight volumes and contract prices stayed high in March despite expensive gas
Apr 22, 2022
Spot market prices dipped for the month but are still high historically, ATA and DAT say.
Land Line: OOIDA makes push in support of GOT Truckers Act
Apr 19, 2022
The GOT Truckers Act seeks fair compensation for truck drivers. Now, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association wants its members to reach out to their respective lawmakers and ask them to support the bill.
Commercial Carrier Journal: Contract rates set record while spot rates slide
Apr 18, 2022
Weakening spot market rates and skyrocketing fuel costs in March overshadowed strong truckload freight volumes and record-high prices for loads moving under contract, according to DAT Freight & Analytics.
Logistics Management: DAT executives provide insights on myriad market trends
Apr 14, 2022
Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Ken Adamo, Chief of Analytics at DAT Freight & Analytics, the operator of the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America, and Chris Caplice, executive director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL), and also DAT Chief Scientist, about various topics, including: the possibility of a freight recession, contract and spot rates, fuel, and inflation, among other subjects.
The Journal of Commerce Online: US shippers consolidating loads to create truck capacity
Apr 12, 2022
As transportation costs in the US rise, shippers are consolidating more loads and limiting the number of partial shipments, which in effect is creating truckload spot market capacity, according to Dean Croke, principal analyst at DAT Freight & Analytics, the largest US spot market load board provider.
The Journal of Commerce Online: Port freight shift primes Gulf Coast spot truck rates
Apr 08, 2022
The shift of containerized freight from the West Coast to the Gulf Coast and Southeast is absorbing truck capacity in those regions and pushing up spot rates, including rates from Houston to California.
Overdrive: Is a ‘trucking bloodbath’ on the way for owner-ops as rates soften against record-high diesel?
Apr 08, 2022
Coming out of the pandemic, spot freight markets presented drivers with some of the best conditions in trucking's century-old and turbulent history, but as spot rates have softened for vans and reefers and diesel prices remain very high in recent weeks, some in trucking media are predicting a "trucking bloodbath" and a wave of bankruptcies to hit smaller, newer trucking companies.
Forbes: What Is The Bullwhip Effect And How Can We Prevent It Next Time?
Apr 07, 2022
Whenever the popular media begins paying significant, or even obsessive, attention to an economic or business issue, you can bet it is a lagging, rather than leading, indicator of a critical problem that may have a global impact.
Inbound Logistics: Own the Transportation Conversation: Debunking Common Truckload Myths
Apr 07, 2022
Transportation leaders should debunk these six common myths to help their C-level executives understand truckload freight and get executive buy-in.