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Short holiday week on the spot market: Rates rose, though demand indicators lagged

The spot market last week saw lower load volumes than in recent weeks on DAT load boards, notes the company’s Ken Harper, mostly given the Fourth of July landed on a Tuesday this year. And though freight volumes were down, average rates for vans, reefers and flats were up by a dime, a nickel and a nickel respectively.

July 13, 2017

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Five Apps for That: Tools for grabbing a quick load

Spot market load matching evolved from physical bulletin boards at truck stops to digital displays and then to websites. Today, those websites increasingly are accessed via a mobile browser and, in the case of the five mobile boards featured here, via smartphone apps.

July 4, 2017

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AscendTMS software free to DAT carrier users

Dispatch tools, rate indices, access to factoring, full load board functionality and more are available to current DAT TruckersEdge, Express and Power users via the AscendTMS operations-management software and its integration with DAT.

June 23, 2017

AscendTMS, by the InMotion Global company, is a web-based software suite accessible on most any internet-connected device.

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Rate Per Mile Masters founder Chad Boblett from MATS: How broker relationships saved him during recent downturn

Following the demand on the spot market is all well and good when times are high, but when the market shifts it’s crucial to have solid broker relationships — more from a talk with Rate Per Mile Masters owner-operator Chad Boblett. And an answer to the question: Does the autonomous trap work on trucks?

March 27, 2017

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Load boards’ mobile evolution

Trucker Path and its Truckloads app join major players DAT and Truckstop.com in an increasing number of operators’ load board experiences, optimized for mobile devices.

March 9, 2017

Screen grabs from relatively new DAT Load Board for Truckers (left, Android) and Truckstop.com Mobile (right, Android and iOS) apps.

Dodging the middleman: On-demand freight matching progress report

On-demand load-matching services are seeing some success circumventing traditional brokers, promising gains for owner-operators in rates, freight availability and productivity. While no one service will be ‘Uber for all’ in the fragmented brokerage market, technology used by services large and small is moving in the same direction.

March 3, 2017

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Top 10 cities for van, reefer, flatbed freight in 2016

For the second year in a row, Atlanta was the top city for van and reefer spot truckload freight in 2016, according to DAT Solutions. Little Rock, Ark., held also held its spot as the top city for flatbed spot freight.

February 14, 2017

DAT Solutions recently released its 2016 rankings for spot market truckload freight.

‘Legitimate freight options’ — old ways in new times

There’s many ways to skin the cat on freight — in response to a reader question about legitimate freight options, an update on newer load boards/marketplaces and mobile-optimized brokerages and a revisit to tried-and-true methods, doing the hard work, etc. …

November 8, 2016

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Analysts: Hurricane-caused I-95 closures to cost trucking big money, rates could rise

The disruptions to freight flow on Interstate 95 due to Hurricane Matthew-caused closures will cost the trucking industry millions in lost revenue and driver wages, says one analyst. However, rates could remain elevated in the region, as inbound freight climbs and truck availability remains tight in affected states.

October 12, 2016

This heat map from DAT shows where demand and rates are strongest. The darker the red, the higher the rates.

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Rates, especially in the west, to spike due to major maritime carrier bankruptcy

Last week on the spot market, the load-to-truck ratio for outbound loads in the Los Angeles area shot up to about 7 load postings on DAT’s load board per one truck posting. The average is about two loads to one truck. The recent imbalance in loads to trucks puts upward pressure on rates.

September 27, 2016

The top portion of this graph from DAT shows the jump in load postings outbound from LA on DAT’s load board in recent weeks. The bottom bar charts show the jump in loads, too — from about 2,000 to as high as 4,000 a day in recent weeks — and a recent drop in available trucks.

Serious excess-detention issue lost on many brokers, survey says

A new survey conducted by DAT shows something of a disconnect between carrier/broker views on detention. While detention is one of the top 5 business issues for 8 in 10 carriers, only 20 percent of brokers agreed that detention was that significant for them.

July 18, 2016

How would you rate detention as a problem for your business? If you’re reading on a smartphone, tap the image to call and leave us a message to weigh in. We’ll round up responses in a special mailbag podcast. Alternately, drop a comment below. If you’re on a desktop, call 530-408-6423. Make sure to tell us your name and state of residence.

DAT’s streamlined Keypoint Ops TMS

DAT Keypoint Ops is designed for start-up brokerages and/or small carriers with brokerage wings who want a simple operations system.

June 3, 2016

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