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Journal of Commerce: Rising US truck spot rates likely to flatten in early July: DAT
Jun 16, 2020
Business reopenings and produce harvests are pumping more freight into the US truckload spot market, raising spot rates from low points hit in April and May.
Food Logistics: DAT Announces Acquisition of Freight Intelligence Business from Chainalytics
Jun 02, 2020
The acquisition further extends DAT’s position as the leader in market and pricing intelligence, with $118 billion worth of global shipment data across multiple transportation modes that include truckload, less-than-truckload and ocean freight.
Journal of Commerce: DAT buys shipper consortium, $50 billion in pricing data
Jun 01, 2020
DAT Solutions, the largest freight-matching load board operator in the US truckload spot market, is expanding its data analysis business and the services it offers shippers by acquiring the Freight Market Intelligence Consortium (FMIC) from supply ch
DC Velocity: DAT Names Nadya Duke Boone Vice President, Product
May 28, 2020
DAT Solutions has named Nadya Duke Boone Vice President, Product, reporting to CEO and President Claude Pumilia.
Transport Topics: DAT Acquires Freight Intelligence Business From Chainalytics
May 28, 2020
DAT Solutions has reached a deal to acquire the Freight Market Intelligence Consortium, a subscription-based benchmarking and analysis service, DAT announced June 1.
Wall Street Journal: For Economy, Worst of Coronavirus Shutdowns May Be Over
May 25, 2020
Recovering air travel, hotel bookings and mortgage applications are among the early signs the U.S. economy is slowly creeping back to life
Fleet Owner: Trucking sheds 88,300 jobs in April
May 11, 2020
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the truck transportation sector had 1,523,900 employees as of March. In April, that figure dropped to 1,435,600.
Supply Chain Brain: DAT Launches Three New Products to Manage Uncertainty of Freight Market
May 11, 2020
DAT Solutions has launched three new products to help truckload carriers and brokers manage some of the uncertainty in the freight business.
Heavy Duty Trucking: Do Low Spot Freight Rates Mean Brokers Are Gouging Truckers?
May 06, 2020
April spot freight rates are the lowest in four to five years.
Commercial Carrier Journal: Broker blues: Carriers cry foul on brokers as COVID-19 stall erodes spot market rates
May 06, 2020
“The pendulum swings both ways,” said Ken Adamo, chief of analytics at DAT. For instance, he said, the sudden deluge of loads in early March — freight like bottled water, toilet paper and refrigerated foods — caused rates to spike on the spot market