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Power Lunch: Trucking, Meet Hedging
Oct 27, 2017
Morgan Brennan of CNBC interviews TransRisk CEO Craig Fuller, as he describes the role of a trucking futures index. The index, which is under development, is based on DAT spot market rate data.
Storms Snip US Truck Tonnage, but Freight Demand Rises
Oct 25, 2017
Truck tonnage moving on US highways slipped in September, after an increase in tonnage and shipments in August and despite high load volumes on US spot market load boards. That slight slip belied a strong year-over-year increase in tonnage.
Quiet DAT Solutions Serves as Trucking Industry Hub
Oct 19, 2017
Four decades after its founding as Dial-A-Truck, the business now known as DAT Solutions is considered the trucking industry’s premier load board, freight-rate aggregator and industry data provider.
Spot Market Remains High and Capacity Outlook Remains Tight, Reports DAT
Oct 12, 2017
In September, the DAT North American Freight Index was up 9% over August, and spot market freight availability saw a 74% annual increase. DAT officials explained that demand for truckload capacity, already at a premium due to economic growth and seas
Globe Newswire: DAT Solutions Adds 5 TMS Integration Partners
Oct 03, 2017
DAT Solutions announces five additional partnerships with transportation management software (TMS) providers that have integrated DAT products into their applications.
US Southeast Ports to Reopen but Cargo Delays to Last Days
Sep 12, 2017
Already, analysts and transportation providers say the storm, which followed on the heels of Hurricane Harvey, could have lasting impacts on truck rates and capacity through January 2018. "It's not just the Southeast," Mark Montague, industry pricing
Hurricane Irma Causing Chaos For Transportation Industry In Florida
Sep 11, 2017
Although the roads will be rough and difficult to drive for awhile, Mark Montague of DAT Solutions says there will always be some truckers up to the task and that will cost shippers more money.
Today’s Top Supply Chain and Logistics News
Sep 08, 2017
DAT Solutions LLC says pricing on the spot truckload market for dry-van transport rose 11% last month.
Hurricanes Disrupt Freight Sector, Send Rates Soaring
Sep 06, 2017
Normal shipping patterns are upended as goods flow into Houston for restocking and rebuilding while little flows out; some truckers hesitate to accept loads
Truckload Spot and Contract Rates Seeing a Summer Bounce, Says DAT
Aug 17, 2017
Like the summer weather in many parts of the country, the current state of the truckload contract and spots market remains in a good spot. That’s the word from DAT Solutions, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies, based on different data sets it has i