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This driver went from 200 nights away from home to 30 nights away from home. Check out these tips on how you can get more time off the road.
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Getting detained by a shipper or receiver is costly, especially if that detention time causes the truck to miss the next pickup or delivery.
How much should a carrier charge for detention? We asked insiders as part of our Trucking AMA series. Watch here:
As the business landscape changes, those shifts could be seen in the top truckload markets for spot shipments in 2019. LEARN MORE:
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Traditionally Atlanta has been the only market to hit 1 million van load posts annually. In 2018, we could see as many as 35 markets with at least 1 million van load posts.
The recently released Top 100 Truck Bottleneck List for 2021 by The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) highlighted a worsening situation at the most congested bottlenecks along the nation’s freight corridors.
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For a new owner-operator setting out on their own in the trucking business, there can be unexpected pitfalls. One of the best ways to avoid them is getting advice from those who’ve already done it. Learn from veteran owner-operator, Bob McMillan's story:
Anne Reinke, President & CEO of
@3PLAssociation
, shares what the TIA does as an organization, how the intermediary industry is evolving, and what it’s like to take over and lead an organization through the pandemic.
Hear more in the latest
#Freightvine
➜
While there are several potential sources for transportation data, they are not all equal. When selecting a transportation data analytics provider (or any data provider really), we think you should ask these five questions.
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For dry van freight in April, the national average was just $1.64 per mile. You have to go back to September 2016 to find a national average lower than that.
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Our Market Conditions map shows more areas emerging from the cold blue that took over the entire country after large swaths of the economy shuttered.
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Transportation costs are not like other business expenses. They’re affected by many different factors, and not always in the same ways as other commodities your company is accustomed to purchasing.
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When disruptions interrupt the normal freight flows within supply chains, shippers and brokers turn to the spot market for flexibility. In 2020, up to 23% of all truckloads were spot shipments. Here are the top 10 outbound markets for each equipment type.
Last week we raised the question, Is now a good time to buy a truck? We asked President and Founder of American Truck Business Services, Todd Amen, his thoughts on whether it's a good time to buy a truck.
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We’re excited to announce that DAT is the first freight-data provider on the
@SnowflakeDB
Data Marketplace, delivering real-time access to the deepest, most respected, most comprehensive pool of trucking and logistics data available. Learn more:
Freight brokers can play an important role in educating shippers and receivers about the ELD mandate and how it will affect carrier schedules, according to former FMCSA inspector and current DOT consultant John Seidl.
DAT is now partnering with CleanFleet to offer best-in-class drug testing and FMCSA Clearinghouse services to Owner-Operators and Fleets.
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Learn more about CleanFleet's compliance services here:
In our 2020 Freight Focus, we analyze the ups and downs of the past year to get a clearer view on the year ahead. Plus, our Data Science team shares where rates are heading in 2020.
Dr. Chris Caplice and SVP/GM and COO of
@WeAreSchneider
, Jim Filter discusses the importance of leadership of all levels of an organization, how supply chains operated throughout the pandemic, and intermodal operation.
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Automated booking now available in DAT Load Boards. Loads being posted by Knight-Swift Logistics, Kingsgate Logistics, Circle Logistics, Trinity Logistics, Universal Capacity Solutions and Choptank Transport. Avail to all brokers In May.
Successful forecasts are the ones that are most consistent and trustworthy in predictions, ones that help you eliminate uncertainty. Here's more insight on the source data and statistical rigor that go into DAT's new forecasting model.
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From a breakdown of the transformation of the industry to Echo’s hiring practices and D&I efforts, Doug Waggoner, CEO of
@EchoLogistics
joins Dr. Chris Caplice on
#Freightvine
to discuss the company's transformation.
Hear more in the latest episode:
As a global consumer goods brand with a diverse range of products, the
@newell_brands
’ network was uniquely impacted by the changes of consumer behaviors. Hear more from Senior Manager, Steven Judge in the latest episode ➜
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When Chris Slater's wife was pregnant, he decided to get into the more stable trucking industry. He started by downloading DAT TruckersEdge Pro and hasn't looked back. Sign up today:
Many freight brokers fail within their first year. That’s why we partnered with Freight 360 to produce this guide to help you join the third of freight brokers that survive and even thrive in the long term.
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[Signal Report] Supply chain and logistics pros are waiting to exhale and let the historical truckload business cycle kick in & return everything to “normal.” But how long will that take?
Read the Signal Report for truckload market forecasts and insights:
Choosing which freight factoring company to work with is a big decision. We spoke to a group of owner-operators and experts to learn about the different companies and figure out which ones are best.
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If you've posted your load and searched trucks in your DAT load board and the phone still isn't ringing, turn to your TMS. It can be your best friend when capacity is tight.
Get "pre-booked" for loads: Make negotiations with brokers less about the rate and more about determining if this is someone you want to work with in the future.
Dan Lewis (
@daniellewis
), CEO & Founder of
@convoyteam
, discusses a Big Tech approach to being a digital intermediary in transportation. Listen & Subscribe to the
@freightvine
podcast ➜
As expected, June went into the books with the highest spot market rates on record.The close of Q2 kept pressure on prices at the end of the month, as did the urgency to get shipments in place ahead of the 4th of July holiday.
Did you know? The DAT Directory helps you find better business partners! Use the DAT Directory to build relationships and find the best freight brokers and reliable carriers to work with. Learn more on our YouTube channel:
Capacity has been especially tight this year. If you're a freight broker using the DAT Power load board, you may have capacity-finding tools that you aren't even aware of.
Times like these remind us how important truck drivers are – carrying the load to make sure the rest of us have what we need. Please join us in offering our heartfelt thanks.
Learn best practices on transportation procurement with a focus on both stages: awarding and tendering, how the Danone organization adapted to the pandemic, and more on RFPs and bid optimization software.
Listen to the
#Freightvine
podcast ➜
Decreasing freight volumes may not be sufficient to ease the shortage of drivers heading into 2021, given the high number of drivers getting caught up in the FMCSA’s drug clearinghouse.
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At Walmart, access to accurate and near real-time rate and market data has helped transform an outdated transportation procurement process into the continuous procurement strategy we see today.
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