News Releases

DAT Freight Index: February freight rates slip seasonally

Mar 12, 2019

New report reveals trends in spot market and contract freight volumes

Background: DAT revamps key trucking industry report

Mar 12, 2019

Spot market volume remains strong, as seasonal rates decline

Feb 12, 2019

Truckload rates were down across the board in January, but it wasn’t for lack of demand. Spot market freight availability held steady last month...

Spot market volume drops nearly a third from December 2017

Jan 11, 2019

DAT Freight Index numbers indicate truckload freight volumes slipped 27% in December 2018 against last year’s numbers. Load availability has tren...

DAT Broker TMS hits all-time high for new customers in 2018

Dec 19, 2018

In a year-end summary filed with its parent company, DAT Solutions has announced that sales of its online DAT Broker TMS software hit an all-time h...

DAT Freight Index: Spot Market Volumes and Rates Slip Lower in November

Dec 12, 2018

Spot market freight volume and rates slid in November for most equipment types. According to the DAT Freight Index, November volume was 2.5% lower...

DAT Freight Index: Hurricanes Cause a Delay in October Freight Surge

Nov 12, 2018

Hurricanes in Asia and on our Eastern Seaboard slowed seasonal freight flows in October, leading to truckload transportation delays at U.S. ports....

DAT adds HaulFox, Strategy Systems, four others to TMS Integration

Oct 15, 2018

Portland, OR – DAT Solutions announced integration of the company’s loadboard, freight rates, load tracking and other products into the transp...

DAT Freight Index: September Spot Freight Volume Slips 14%, in Seasonal Trend

Oct 10, 2018

PORTLAND, Ore. - Freight resumed a seasonal pattern on the spot market in September, with a month-over-month decline of 14 percent. Compared to Sep...

DAT Freight Index: August Spot Freight Falls Below 2017 Levels, as Rates Remain 20% Higher

Sep 10, 2018

PORTLAND, Ore. — Spot market freight availability dropped in August for the second month, due mostly to a sharp decline in demand for flatbed equ...