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Ratio of Spot Market Loads to Trucks Spiked in First Week of ELD Mandate

Dec 28, 2017
Truckload spot market capacity was ultra-tight last week as the new electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, combined with the approaching Christmas holiday, prompted many drivers to take an extended holiday from the road, consulting firm DAT Solutions

DAT’s Tami Hart Honored for Efforts in Stopping Fraud

Dec 27, 2017
Tami Hart has worked for DAT Solutions for 16-plus years now. She switched from customer support to a compliance role 10 years ago, and that has led to more recognition and an impact on the industry that was recently honored by the Georgia Bureau of

Tight Capacity, ELD Mandate Send 3PL Rates Higher

Dec 27, 2017
The new year is bringing good news to third-party logistics firms as tight capacity sends the rates they charge shippers higher and their spot market business flourishes. Capacity demand has been building since the spring of 2016, said Mark Montague

Spot Market Activity Continues Run of Strong Months in November, Reports DAT

Dec 19, 2017
November marked another solid month for spot market activity, according to data issued by DAT Solutions. With spot market load volume and rates having risen for 18 months, the national average spot van rate hit $2.07 per mile.

ELD Day One: How the Mandate is Shaking Up the Industry

Dec 18, 2017
After years in the making, the ELD mandate takes effect today, with big questions surrounding how it will disrupt and impact the industry.

Taming the Spot Market Beast

Dec 04, 2017
Trust and transparency are words not normally associated with truckload pricing. Enter Craig Fuller, armed with terabytes of pricing data from DAT, and an abiding faith in Adam Smith's "invisible hand" of the free market.

ELD Rule Spurs Carriers, Truckers to Drop Slowpoke Shippers

Nov 28, 2017
The electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, set to go into effect Dec. 18, will focus attention on companies that habitually make drivers wait long hours to load or unload freight.

Spot Market Conditions Remain in a Better Than Good Place, Reports DAT

Nov 22, 2017
Spot market activity, in terms of metrics like loads, capacity, and rates, continues to show very positive momentum, according to DAT Solutions. Perhaps the most telling data point was that some spot rates came in above seasonal norms.

Truck Tonnage Surges in October

Nov 21, 2017
Freight surged in October and carriers are bracing for what could be a record-breaking holiday shipping season. American Trucking Associations said its seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index climbed to 147.6 in October.