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Bloomberg: Tariff ‘Earthquake’ Sends Shipping Industry Into Crisis Mode
Mar 05, 2025
Global shipping executives gathered this week in Long Beach, California, for a major annual conference, expecting to discuss market trends and supply chain challenges.
Journal of Commerce: Potential US tariffs ignite US-Canada cross-border spot truck rates, volumes
Mar 03, 2025
Truckload volumes and spot rates for freight moving between Canada and the US are surging in advance of US tariffs scheduled to be implemented Tuesday.
The Trucker: DAT names Jana Galbraith as chief people officer
Mar 03, 2025
DAT Freight & Analytics is announcing the appointment of Jana Galbraith as chief people officer (CPO).
The Trucker: ‘Excruciatingly slow’ growth predicted for freight rates and volumes
Feb 28, 2025
If the predicted freight increase in 2025 is coming, its progress seems excruciatingly slow. In January, the Cass Freight Index for Shipments fell by 5.3% from December 2024 levels and were 8.2% lower than January 2024. Shipment numbers reached their lowest level since July 2020, according to the Cass report.
Inbound Logistics: NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights
Feb 27, 2025
HappyRobot, which provides AI-powered voice solutions for the logistics sector, secured $15.6 million in Series A funding.
Journal of Commerce: Soft US freight demand, economic uncertainty restrains truckload pricing
Feb 26, 2025
Hopes for an inflection in US freight demand this year are moderating, if not fading, only two months into 2025. Potential disruption from US tariffs, especially on Canada and Mexico, is calling the extent of a potential freight recovery into question.
The Logistics of Logistics: Taking the Uncertainty and Risk Out of Freight with Erika Voss
Feb 25, 2025
Erika Voss and Joe Lynch discuss taking the uncertainty and risk out of freight. Erika is Vice President of Information Security at DAT Freight & Analytics, the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America.
Transport Topics: Double Brokering Scams Continue to Target Trucking
Feb 21, 2025
Brokers make a distinction between co-brokering, done legitimately as a necessity in a fast-paced business environment, and double-brokering, done surreptitiously, often by fraudsters intending to steal freight.
Transport Topics: How Brokers, Carriers and Shippers Are Fighting Theft and Fraud
Feb 21, 2025
Copper Products, Consumer Electronics and Cryptocurrency Mining Hardware Were Frequent Targets of Cargo Theft in 2024
The Logistics of Logistics: A Trillion Dollars in Freight Transactions with The Ken Adamo
Feb 21, 2025
Ken Adamo and Joe Lynch discuss a trillion dollars in freight transactions. Ken is the Chief of Analytics at DAT Freight & Analytic. DAT operates the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America. Shippers, brokers, carriers, news organizations and industry analysts rely on DAT for trends and data insights based on a database of $150 billion in annual market transactions.