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Truck rates, imports point to stronger US fall retail sales, says DAT
Aug 28, 2014
Spot market truck pricing is unseasonably high in late August, with shippers paying on average 16 cents more per mile for dry van trucks than a year ago, DAT Solutions said. Higher freight rates in late summer and stronger demand for dry van trailers
June spot market freight soars on economic upturn: 6 slides
Jul 17, 2014
Freight availability on the spot market was 50 percent higher in June compared to the same month the previous year, continuing a pattern of elevated activity in 2014, according to the DAT North American Freight Index, a measure of truckload freight d
DAT: Short week sees spot rates soar
Jul 10, 2014
Based on spot-market data that was somewhat skewed by the Fourth of July holiday falling on a weekday (as that meant one less day for posting trucks and freight), DAT Solutions has reported that “demand and capacity on the spot truckload market dec
The Average Revenue per Tractor With a Trucking Company
Jun 18, 2014
According to the American Trucking Association, 68.5 percent of freight shipped on the nation's highways and interstates in 2012 went by way of truck. The 2012 DAT Carrier Benchmark Survey shows that for-hire carriers had an average monthly revenue p
Supply Chain Managers See Little Change in Trucking Spot Market Rates
Jun 16, 2014
While the months on the calendar continue to change, the situation when it comes to spot market activity remains consistent in terms of annual gains.
Spot Market Reefer Rates Continue Increasing; Vans, Flatbeds Unchanged
May 22, 2014
The amount of freight available on the spot market has jumped but rates have moved barely higher, if at all for some cargo. The freight matching service provider DAT reports the total number of loads available increased 7.5% May 11 through May 17, co
DAT Solutions integrates carrier onboarding capability with Aljex Software
May 12, 2014
DAT Solutions’ carrier onboarding product, DAT Onboarding, is now integrated with Aljex Software, the company announced. Through the integration, Aljex users can quickly and efficiently bring on new carriers without leaving the Aljex application, D
KLLM Transport Services taps DAT Keypoint as TMS for freight brokerage operation
May 09, 2014
Temperature-controlled carrier KLLM Transport Services is deploying DAT Keypoint Logistics Software, a transportation management system for freight brokerages, in its growing brokerage operation.
DAT: Spot rates neutral or declining
Apr 30, 2014
Based on the past week’s numbers, DAT Solutions found spot rates to be neutral or declining because capacity pressure is continuing to ease.
TransCore DAT changes name to DAT Solutions
Mar 07, 2014
TransCore DAT, a subsidiary of Roper Industries, announced that it has officially changed its name to DAT Solutions LLC.