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Business Insider: Shortage of Truck Drivers Causing Delays and Price Increases
May 17, 2018
It cost retailers up to 30% more to ship something via truck in April than it did last year, according to DAT.
CNN Money: The Reason Shipping Costs are Skyrocketing
May 14, 2018
The cost per mile in the spot market is 29% higher than a year ago, according to DAT Solutions. The longer-term contract rates that big suppliers negotiate with major carriers usually follow the spot market, which means freight costs should stay high
Journal of Commerce: Surging US Flatbed Demand Delays Service
May 14, 2018
DAT industry analyst Mark Montague said the top two flatbed lanes in April were intra-Houston and Houston to Midland, Texas. Rates between Houston and Midland were up 30 percent last month.
Transport Topics: Tonnage Remains Solid, Takes Breather in March
Apr 24, 2018
The continuing rise in tonnage brought a corresponding increase in demand for trucks as evidenced by the 38% jump in activity in DAT Solution’s spot truckload freight availability market in March, said Mark Montague, senior pricing analyst with DAT
The Packer: Survey reveals muted supply effect of ELD enforcement
Apr 23, 2018
There was concern about the electronic device mandate draining truckload capacity out of the market after the enforcement deadline, but DAT Solutions said data doesn’t reflect that.
Fleet Owner: ELD Survey: Drivers say shippers aren’t taking HOS into account
Apr 20, 2018
Despite concerns that the hard ELD enforcement deadline would suck capacity out of the freight market, DAT is not seeing that, according to DAT Trendlines.
Transport Topics: Where’s That Shipment? Shippers Demand Precise Load Tracking
Apr 20, 2018
“They have to connect with people very quickly and very easily whether they’ve ever worked with them before or will again,” said Kevin Scullin, product manager for load board operator DAT Solutions.
Heavy Duty Trucking: Despite Full ELD Enforcement, Truck Capacity Increased
Apr 19, 2018
A reduction in truck capacity was a concern for the trucking industry when the electronic logging device mandate soft enforcement period ended April 1, yet capacity has increased 11% on the spot market since then, according to DAT Solutions.
Transport Topics: Carriers, Shippers Working to Meet Demand for Freight Hauling
Apr 19, 2018
The ratio of loads to trucks on the spot market has been rising steadily for nearly two years, according to Eileen Hart, vice president of marketing and corporate communications for DAT Solutions.
Fleet Owner: TIA: Where computer screens rule, foreshadowing tech-sector consolidation
Apr 17, 2018
DAT Solutions debuted “DAT OnTime,” a load tracking application for brokers and 3PLs that it called a natural extension to its load board services. It is tailored to intermediaries, who do not have technology on board the trucks themselves.