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Truck News: DAT launches Carrier Management Suite
Oct 16, 2025
DAT Freight & Analytics has launched Carrier Management Suite, a carrier-qualification system integrated directly into the DAT One load board. The tool allows freight brokers to determine which carriers can access their loads based on authority status, insurance, and other factors.
Journal of Commerce: US truckload pricing inches higher as trucking’s peak beckons
Oct 16, 2025
Freight imbalances and changes in capacity in certain lanes are tightening US truckload capacity, but not by much.
Logistics Management: Spot truckload market shows mixed signals in September as volumes slip and rates inch up, reports DAT
Oct 15, 2025
Following August spot truckload volume and rate declines, September readings were more mixed, while conditions largely remained the same, according to the new edition of the DAT Truckload Volume Index, which was released today by DAT Freight and Analytics.
Trucking Dive: ATA calls for more English testing, tougher CDL requirements
Oct 15, 2025
The trucking group sent a letter to legislators, stressing road safety and protection of U.S. commercial activity.
CCJ Digital: Why freight volumes peaked early and what it means for carriers
Oct 15, 2025
According to industry analysts, the typical peak shipping season has turned on its head, with the freight surge occurring months earlier than usual, and leaving carriers facing a different fourth quarter landscape.
American Journal of Transportation: DAT: Spot rates rose despite softer September volumes
Oct 15, 2025
A dip in September freight volumes did little to move truckload rates one way or the other, according to DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the DAT One freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service.
Fleet Owner: Trucking spot rates flatten after recent surge, reports FTR and DAT
Oct 15, 2025
The average spot rates for all three major equipment types softened last week, compared to the previous week. Volumes declined across the board.
The Trucker: DAT: Load posts fall in latest week erasing previous gains
Oct 14, 2025
Load posts on DAT One fell 13% to 2.3 million last week, erasing the previous week’s gains.
Journal of Commerce: Lower US imports tightening truck capacity at key inland hubs
Oct 10, 2025
Outbound spot truckload capacity is tightening in several inland US markets, partly because of falling US imports, adding momentum to a seasonal increase in transactional truck rates as trucking's fall peak shipping period gets underway.
Fleet Owner: Inside the rise of logistics automation—from freight matching to fraud defense
Oct 09, 2025
Carriers and technology providers are modernizing their platforms and automating freight transactions. Freight matching, data integration, and defenses against freight fraud are shaping up to be the future of trucking.