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Fleet Owner: ELD deadline passes without fanfare but brings detention time into focus
Apr 16, 2018
Mark Montague of DAT Solutions said the statistics on freight rates and loads-to-trucks indicate the April deadline did not cause the same type of spike as the initial Dec. 18 implementation date of the ELD mandate.
Portland Business Journal: Beaverton trucking software firm rides the quick shipping wave
Apr 04, 2018
With the rise of fast delivery from online retailers, Beaverton-based DAT Solution's software is in demand to connect products to available truck loads.
Wall Street Journal: Heavy-Duty Truck Orders Hit a Record Pace
Apr 04, 2018
DAT Solutions LLC, which matches available loads to trucks in the spot market, says shipments on its “load board” rose 27% from February to March while the number of trucks available increased only 14%.
DC Velocity: ELD Enforcement Begins Sunday With Some Forecasting Armageddon, Others a Non-Event
Mar 30, 2018
Data from DAT Solutions LLC shows 91 percent of small, independent truckers — the segment that has been the last to meet the guidelines — were compliant either by adopting ELD technology or by being granted temporary exemptions from the governmen
Trucks.com: Five Ways the Electronic Logging Device Is Changing Trucking
Mar 26, 2018
Many truckers and industry insiders thought that a federal rule that requires truckers to use electronic logging devices to track driving time would disrupt freight and logistics. It hasn’t happened yet, according to a survey by DAT Solutions.
Cargo Business News: Flatbed Freight on a Steep Incline
Mar 20, 2018
The demand for trucks to move construction materials, machinery, and other flatbed loads has been off the charts lately. Flatbed load-to-truck ratios have been rising since November and hit an all-time peak as I write this in mid-March.
Reuters: Corporate America’s New Dilemma: Raising Prices to Cover Higher Transport Costs
Feb 25, 2018
Cost cuts and higher margins at U.S. trucking and railroad operators is pinching their biggest customers [...] Dry van rates could rise as much as 10 percent in 2018, while “spot” rates hit record levels in January, according to DAT Solutions.
Transport Topics: Tonnage Rise Pushes Spot Rates Higher
Feb 21, 2018
DAT Solutions reported that capacity remained tight in January due to shipper demand and fallout from the Dec. 18 enactment of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic logging device mandate.
Food Dive: Trucker Shortage Means Late Deliveries and Higher Costs for Food Companies
Feb 15, 2018
For the past 15 years, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) has struggled with a driver shortage, and the problem has only gotten worse since the recession ended. According to an industry analysis by DAT Solutions, just one truck was available fo
Wall Street Journal: Trucking Rates Come Down a Bit but Problems Persist for Shippers
Feb 15, 2018
Last week, the average spot rate for the most common type of big rig was $2.17 per mile, down from $2.26 in January, though still up a third from a year ago, according to online freight marketplace DAT Solutions.