# News Releases

#### DAT Truckload Volume Index slips 5% in April, falling from all-time high in March

**May 17, 2021**  
Truckload freight activity declined last month but April was still the second busiest month on record for shippers, freight brokers and motor carriers, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the industry’s largest online freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service.

#### DAT Truckload Volume Index: Both spot van and reefer rates set records in March

**Apr 15, 2021**  
Shippers feel additional urgency to meet delivery schedules after a difficult February.

#### DAT introduces Multilane Rates in Ratecast – a new price forecasting feature shown to improve the chance of winning RFPs

**Mar 31, 2021**  
The new feature accelerates and streamlines bidding on complex RFPs by combining industry standard rate histories with the most accurate price forecasts available.

#### Ken Adamo, DAT Chief of Analytics, named 2021 “Pro to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive

**Mar 18, 2021**  
Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, today named Ken Adamo, DAT Chief of Analytics, to its list of “Pros to Know” for 2021.

#### DAT partners with OLIMP for on-demand warehousing services

**Mar 18, 2021**  
DAT Freight & Analytics today announced a strategic partnership with OLIMP to provide carriers and asset-based freight brokers with streamlined access and discounted pricing across OLIMP’s network of short-term warehousing, cross-docking and last-mile delivery services.

#### DAT Truckload Volume Index: Truckload Prices Jumped in February as Weather Stressed Fragile Supply Chains

**Mar 17, 2021**  
Truckload freight pricing rose and national average load-to-truck ratios for dry van and refrigerated freight hit record highs in February as severe weather across much of the United States distressed supply chains and disrupted transit times.

#### DAT offers suite of ATBS RumbleStrip services at discounted rates

**Feb 18, 2021**  
DAT Freight & Analytics today announced an agreement with ATBS (American Truck Business Services), the largest tax, consulting and bookkeeping firm for truckers in the transportation industry, to offer a selection of their services to DAT customers at discounted rates.

#### DAT Truckload Volume Index: Mixed Results Across Equipment Types, while Rates & Volumes Plateau

**Feb 16, 2021**

#### DAT Unveils Broker Pulse, Market-Based Intelligence for Freight Brokers

**Feb 12, 2021**  
Spot truckload freight volume in December was the third-highest monthly total ever and solidified Q4 2020 as the highest-volume quarter in history, according to DAT Freight & Analytics - operators of the industry’s largest online marketplace for spot.

#### DAT and Axele Announce Strategic Partnership, Expanded Integration

**Feb 11, 2021**  
Axele now DAT’s preferred connected TMS for carriers & DAT now Axele’s preferred load board.