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Fleet Owner: DAT iQ surpasses $1 trillion in freight transaction data
Oct 28, 2024
Using invoices submitted by freight shippers and brokers, DAT iQ analyzes anonymized transactions to help freight brokers, shippers, and carriers understand and anticipate trends in market demand and pricing.
Fleet Owner: Threat of ‘calamitous’ port strike awaits trucking in January
Oct 28, 2024
The East Coast port labor dispute is not over yet. After shifting peak shipping season in 2024, the threat of another strike pushes shippers to again plan for disruptions in 2025. Freight volumes could feel the impacts sooner.
The Logistics of Logistics: A Trillion Dollars in Freight Transactions with Ken Adamo
Oct 28, 2024
Ken Adamo and Joe Lynch discuss a trillion dollars in freight transactions. Ken is the Chief of Analytics at DAT Freight & Analytics.
Forbes: Insider Threats: Expert Ways To Address (And Avoid) Them
Oct 24, 2024
Insider threats can be either malicious—for example, someone with authorized access to an organization’s systems deliberately steals sensitive data and sells it for personal gain—or innocent—for example, an employee unwittingly clicks on a phishing link in a seemingly legitimate email, introducing malware into company systems.
The Trucker: DAT iQ surpasses $1 trillion in freight transaction data
Oct 24, 2024
DAT Freight and Analytics reports that the value of freight transactions analyzed by its DAT iQ platform now exceeds $1 trillion, affirming its position as the industry’s most comprehensive dataset for forecasting and benchmarking truckload, less-than-truckload and intermodal pricing.
The Wall Street Journal Logistics Report: Number of the Day
Oct 23, 2024
Increase in loads posted to the U.S. truckload van spot market load board in the week ending Oct. 20 compared with the week before, according to DAT Solutions.
The Trucker: Analysts say trucking conditions will begin to improve — but slowly
Oct 23, 2024
Unfortunately, spot freight rates have been bouncing along the bottom for so long that smaller carriers — and some larger ones, too — weren’t able to hold on. Those that remain should see market improvement, but analysts say it may be excruciatingly slow.
Supply Chain News: The US Freight Recession Continues On, and some Truckers Won’t Make It to the Other Side
Oct 22, 2024
It’s been tough times in the US freight sector for nearly two years, and the news isn’t getting any better for carriers, even as shippers benefit from the continued fall in rates.
Journal of Commerce: US spot truckload rates turn upward again post-Milton
Oct 22, 2024
US truckload spot rates and volumes are rising again after settling briefly between hurricanes Helene and Milton, propelled by a storm surge and some seasonal demand.
Truck News: ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Trailer orders concerning, but spot market turning for the better
Oct 21, 2024
The trailer order season started weak, “well below expectations,” according to one industry forecaster, causing concerns about the remainder of 2024 and into next year.