Hurricane Harvey hit on Friday, August 25, and the effect on supply chains and spot truckload rates won’t be fully reflected until next week, said DAT Solutions. However, there was a continuation of unusually high demand for truckload capacity during the week ending August 26. The number of posted loads increased 1.0% compared to the previous week while available […]
Total freight volume was 48 percent higher last month than in February 2016, although the DAT North American Freight Index fell 13 percent and spot truckload rates softened in February compared to January. An influx of capacity from contract carriers held down spot van and refrigerated freight rates. “Volume on the spot market in February was […]
A major freight index edged downward in January as spot truckload freight settled into a “typical” post-holiday pattern, albeit at significantly elevated levels compared to this time last year. The Freight Index dropped 2.5 percent in January compared to an exceptionally strong December and was 56 percent higher year over year, said DAT Solutions, which […]
A sharp increase in e-commerce traffic and refrigerated produce is extending the busy holiday season for truckload carriers, as the availability of spot truckload freight gained in November on both a month-over-month and year-over-year basis, according to the DAT North American Freight Index. The November Freight Index reflects a continued pattern of unseasonably strong freight […]
As expected, the number of available loads on the spot truckload freight market surged one week ago compared to the previous week, which was shortened by the Thanksgiving holiday. But here’s the surprise: Less expected was the unseasonably high number of loads posted to the DAT network of load boards during the week ending Dec. 3: […]
DAT has announced a series of product launches designed to upgrade freight matching transactions on the company’s network, with a new DAT load board app for truckers and DAT OnBoard. Both,according to the company, help carriers to expedite key steps of the freight matching process in their cab on any device. So what’s new? The […]
