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The Trucker: DAT: Spot truckload volumes declined, rates fall sharply

Mar 14, 2025

Spot truckload freight volumes settled lower in February, driven by a mix of seasonal slowing, winter weather and shipper concerns about tariffs and economic volatility.

AGPROUD: Forage Market Insights: Plenty of questions to ponder

Mar 12, 2025

Here’s a look at factors impacting producers and markets as some forage answers begin to emerge.

Fleet Owner: Trump tariffs: ‘Nobody likes this level of volatility’

Mar 12, 2025

On-again, off-again tariffs are dashing hopes for a 2025 freight market upturn. Trump's tariff roller coaster is concerning analysts and threatening trucking's long-awaited rebound.

Journal of Commerce: Cross-border spot truck rates rise as shippers ride tariff rollercoaster

Mar 10, 2025

The flow of goods moving across the US-Canada border shrank last week, but not the cost of moving them, as a trade war between the two neighbors deepened.

Fleet Owner: Transportation Transitions: New leadership for DAT & Kooner FMS; BeyondTrucks forms council

Mar 07, 2025

DAT appoints a new chief people officer; Kooner FMS names a new chief operating officer; and BeyondTrucks creates Product Advisory Council.

Reuters: Tariff deadline set off spike in cross-border trucking rates, data shows

Mar 06, 2025

Rates for cross-border trucking to and from the U.S. jumped in the lead up to President Donald Trump's new tariffs on Canada and Mexico, as companies scrambled to accelerate shipments ahead of an expected increase in costs.

Freight Caviar: FreightCaviar Weekly Roundup

Mar 06, 2025

Four fast freight features this week

Overdrive: What’s 1 extra mpg worth in profit at today’s freight rates? An extra 3 mpg?

Mar 05, 2025

Freight news in typical winter down periods is sometimes scant, or just clicking along in the background of the day-to-day with outlooks for the rest of any given year.

Freight 360: Trump Tariffs & Cross-Border Freight (with Dean Croke of DAT)

Mar 05, 2025

Ben Kowalski and Dean Croke of DAT Freight and Analytics break down recent US-Canada tariff changes, covering their impact on freight volumes, rates, and carrier challenges.

Transport Topics: Shipping Executives in Crisis Mode Over Tariff ‘Earthquake’

Mar 05, 2025

Global shipping executives gathered this week in Long Beach, Calif., for a major annual conference, expecting to discuss market trends and supply chain challenges.