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Spot market volume and van, flat rates edge up

According to DAT’s analysis of the spot market for the week ending October 4, freight availability rebounded 1.5 percent at the close of the month and quarter.

October 9, 2014

The chart above depicts national average spot market (“broker buy”) rates in the past four weeks, derived from DAT RateView. Explore DAT’s “Trendlines” website, publishing spot trends, via this link.

Overdrive Extra

Taking control of load-matching

What has emerged through the years is the ability for owner-operators to quickly and accurately pinpoint the markets where they’re in high demand, even before arriving.

October 2, 2014

Real-time data is providing “a window into the trucking industry that we’ve never really had before,” says transportation analyst John Larkin.

Riding the spot market boom

Higher than typical volumes on the spot market coupled with tight trucking capacity are improving the rate landscape. Independents: Identify high-demand freight situations and negotiate for top dollar.

October 1, 2014

Rising rates as of August 2014

Truckload capacity white paper from DAT: Worth the read

The new paper, “Truckload Capacity in 2014: What’s Causing the Capacity Crunch and What Can Shippers Do About It,” though aimed at shippers, is an interesting read through a multifaceted set of circumstances that’s led to today’s favorable spot market conditions.

September 9, 2014

Truckload capacity poll

Rates, lanes on Labor Day weekend and beyond: A new resource

Where’d you load Friday? As owner-operator Chad Boblett of the Rate Per Mile Masters Facebook group and Rates and Lanes podcast notes, the answer probably had a lot to do with the rate you were able to negotiate for the long weekend.

August 30, 2014

DAT 8-23-14 line haul rates

Van rates holding, spot-market demand rising

Good news in all segments nationally is that load-to-truck ratios were up significantly in the past week.

November 22, 2013

The chart depicts national average spot market (“broker buy”) rates in the past four weeks, derived from the DAT RateView system.

DAT launches RateView

DAT’s new RateView revamp of the Truckload Rate Index with several new features can be helpful for owner-operator load, lane and price analysis for profitable load planning.

August 13, 2013

DAT RateView also provides 13-month rate histories, information critical to seasonal trend analysis and for quick and easy RFP response. The simple-to-use lane bulk-download feature can reduce the time necessary to respond to RFPs from hours to minutes.

Demand rising for spot market flat freight

Rates reversed a downward trend in late July due primraily to growing volume in flatbed freight, DAT reported.

July 31, 2013

DAT-rates July 31 2013 spot segments

Floods, bad weather pushed freight availability down in April

Freight volumes on the spot market were down — out of trend — 16 percent in April of this year from April 2012, according to the DAT North American Freight Index, which says that bad weather — like floods in the Midwest — could have been one of the driving forces in the decline. According […]

May 15, 2013

Load by phone: Legacy boards add access tools

Owner-operator access to Internet-based load boards continues to streamline with many operators now using smartphones to access one or another of industry-leading online freight resources.

April 11, 2013

My DAT Trucker Service app

Truck-racing at the DAT booth

In addition to a fun truck-race game at the DAT booth at MATS, the company is showcasing updates to its free My DAT Trucker Services app and future enhancements to its Truckload Rate Index and more.

March 21, 2013

Winners roll balls into a series of holes to advance their truck for a t-shirt or hat at DAT’s MATS booth #65188 in the West Wing.

Loads on your phone: More board, broker apps

Details of three more smartphone apps — CHRW Trucks, BulkLoadsNow, and Fikes’ Logistics’ custom app — for finding freight in your pocket.

March 4, 2013

Click through this screenshot to download the BulkLoadsNow app for Android phones (you’ll need an account with the board for it to be of any utility, though you can sign up within the app); for the iPhone version, search “BulkLoadsNow” in the App Store.

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