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Journal of Commerce: US shippers resisting truckload rate hikes amid ongoing market softness
Aug 07, 2024
Fewer US shippers are expecting significant rate increases from truckload carriers in early 2025 as economic indicators and reports point to slower economic growth than recently anticipated and uncertainty about freight demand.
Land Line Now: Podcast: Clearing up confusion over beneficial ownership information
Aug 07, 2024
Many owner-operators don’t know what beneficial ownership information is or why they have to file it, so Land Line Now gets answers from two experts.
American Journal of Transportation: DAT Freight & Analytics partners with Orderful to enhance supply chain intelligence
Aug 07, 2024
DAT Freight & Analytics, a leader in transportation and logistics data, has announced a strategic partnership with Orderful, an advanced Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) vendor specializing in end-to-end document management for enterprise-level shippers.
Air Cargo Update: Optimism Grows in US Trucking Sector Amid Anticipated Uptick in Freight Rates
Aug 07, 2024
US trucking executives are expressing optimism that their recession may soon end as freight rates are poised to increase for the first time in nearly two years. The average cost of transporting goods by truck is expected to rise by 0.2% year-over-year this month, following 27 consecutive months of decline, according to freight marketplace DAT Solutions. Demand appears to be returning to pre-pandemic levels, with trucking executives predicting a recovery as their stock prices climb.
Food Logistics: DAT Partners with Orderful to Enhance Supply Chain Intelligence
Aug 07, 2024
DAT Freight & Analytics announces a strategic partnership with Orderful, an advanced Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) vendor specializing in end-to-end document management for enterprise-level shippers.
Fleet News Daily: DAT Spot Rates & Ratios, Week 31, July 28-August 3 2024
Aug 06, 2024
Spot rates held firm as DAT One load posts rose and capacity tightened The number of loads posted on DAT One rose by 1% to 1.88 million last week. That’s down 9% year over year. Truck posts fell 9% to 307,931, the lowest Week 31 total since 2017.
Journal of Commerce: US truckload carriers cutting deeper into fleets, capacity
Aug 06, 2024
A historic purge of capacity among large US truckload carriers is under way, with the carriers in the Journal of Commerce Truckload Capacity Index (TCI) slashing their collective truck capacity by 9.5% year over year in the second quarter.
The Packer: DAT Truckload freight volumes slipped in June after a robust May
Aug 05, 2024
Beaverton, Ore.-based DAT Freight & Analytics has reported spot truckload rates rose in June despite declines in the number of loads moved.
Trucking Dive: The trucking freight cycle has reached its low point, analysts say
Aug 02, 2024
Recent data points to a potential positive transition in the freight cycle, analysts recently said, noting some changes show promise for carriers.
Logistics Management: Spot truckload rates and loads see declines, for week of July 21-27, reports DAT
Aug 02, 2024
Seasonal trends were apparent, for the week of July 21-27, in spot market data provided to LM from DAT Freight & Analytics.