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West Coast truckload rates in quiet before the expected demand storm
Feb 26, 2015
Spot truckload rates off the West Coast will remain depressed for at least the next few weeks as labor and management working the 29 ports impacted by a recently ended nine-month contract impasse struggle to reduce immense backlogs of idled cargo, a
Spot market demand weak on West Coast with port disruptions
Feb 18, 2015
The maps, snapshots of the last three years’ worth of January load-to-truck ratios in the spot market as analyzed by DAT, show just how exceptional, big picture, January last year was. What followed, of course, was positive for rates and freight, l
US spot truckload rates drop as freight demand slows, fuel prices fall
Jan 25, 2015
Spot market truck rates for U.S. loads are taking a seasonal slide in January, as slower freight demand frees up more trucks. The DAT Solutions U.S. average dry van spot rate fell to $1.98 per gallon Jan. 17, dropping below $2 per mile for the first
DAT: Insurance increase would impact owner-ops most, increase not justified
Dec 23, 2014
An increase in the minimum amount of liability required for trucking companies would adversely affect owner-operators and smaller carriers at a disproportionate rate and may even force them to close shop, according to recent analysis from DAT Solutio
Potential Insurance increase ‘not worth the cost,’ analyst says
Dec 22, 2014
Is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s work to raise the minimum amount of liability insurance required for carriers warranted? DAT Solutions’ Don Thornton says no, and in a recent blog post published on DAT’s site last week, he g
Spot Freight Rates Give Back Recent Gains
Nov 19, 2014
After recovering somewhat the week before, new numbers show spot market freight rates have turned lower or remain unchanged, according to the freight matching service provider DAT Solutions.
Truck capacity shortages changing US spot market dynamics
Oct 17, 2014
An analysis of recent lane-by-lane trucking activity in the U.S. turns on their heads some assumptions about spot market load boards and how they’re used by carriers.Slightly more than half — 52.7 percent — of spot market truck moves facilitate
Spot Market Stays Strong in September
Oct 16, 2014
Spot market freight volume set another record in September, with a 32 percent increase compared to September 2013, according to the DAT North American Freight Index.
Understanding spot rates: Good data’s no longer an edge – it’s a necessity
Sep 10, 2014
At the Pentagon they call it “asymmetric warfare,” but around the halls of CCJ it’s just called “trucking”: That is, a situation where combatants’ or competitors’ relative size and strength differ significantly.
Truckload capacity white paper from DAT: Worth the read
Sep 09, 2014
Though it’s aimed at shippers to a large extent, I imagine many of you will find DAT’s new white paper, “Truckload Capacity in 2014: What’s Causing the Capacity Crunch and What Can Shippers Do About It,” an interesting read through a multif