# In the News

#### CCJ Digital: DAT acquires fintech company

**Date:** May 16, 2025  
DAT Freight & Analytics, a provider of market trends and data insights for the logistics industry, has acquired a fintech company and factoring service that automates invoice payments and other back-office functions for trucking companies.

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#### Transport Topics: DAT Buys Invoice Payment Specialist Outgo

**Date:** May 16, 2025  
DAT Freight & Analytics acquired Seattle-based back-office payment specialist Outgo for an undisclosed sum, the company said May 15.

[Read More >](https://www.ttnews.com/articles/dat-acquires-outgo)

#### Truck News: DAT expands reach into factoring with Outgo acquisition

**Date:** May 16, 2025  
DAT Freight & Analytics has entered the payments business with its acquisition of Outgo.

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#### Reuters: US freight industry hopes for back-to-school demand boost after tariff truce

**Date:** May 16, 2025  
A 90-day trade thaw between Washington and Beijing could prove to be a welcome reprieve for the U.S. freight industry, as importers rush to lock in shipments ahead of the busy back-to-school period, experts said.

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#### Freight Waves: DAT acquires Outgo enters race to become dominant freight exchange platform

**Date:** May 16, 2025  
DAT Freight & Analytics acquired factoring and fintech provider Outgo on Thursday, bringing modern payment infrastructure into the DAT One ecosystem and redefining how freight carriers book and get paid for loads. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

[Read More >](https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dat-acquires-outgo-enters-race-to-become-dominant-freight-exchange-platform)

#### Journal of Commerce: DAT adds in-house factoring services with latest acquisition

**Date:** May 15, 2025  
DAT Freight & Analytics has acquired a payments and factoring technology provider that caters to truckload carriers in an attempt to make its freight load board more useful and trustworthy for both carriers and brokers.

[Read More >](https://www.joc.com/article/dat-adds-in-house-factoring-services-with-latest-acquisition-6005462)

#### GeekWire: Freight company DAT acquires Seattle fintech startup Outgo

**Date:** May 15, 2025  
DAT Freight & Analytics, a Beaverton, Ore.-based freight company, announced the acquisition of Outgo, a Seattle startup that sells banking services to freight carriers.

[Read More >](https://www.geekwire.com/2025/freight-company-dat-acquires-seattle-fintech-startup-outgo/)

#### The Wall Street Journal: Number of the Day

**Date:** May 15, 2025  
The Cass Freight Index for U.S. domestic shipments in April, not seasonally adjusted, down 3.6% from the year before but up 0.4% from March.

[Read More >](https://logistics.cmail19.com/t/d-e-shiyha-iidtkjktjy-r/)

#### The Packer: Fresh produce timelines drive U.S. trucking trends

**Date:** May 14, 2025  
A slow start to produce in California could mean a lower peak in spot truckload rates this summer.

[Read More >](https://www.thepacker.com/news/transportation/fresh-produce-timelines-drive-u-s-trucking-trends)