Spot Freight Rates Rise to Record, DAT Reports
Spot market freight activity declined in the holiday week ended July 5, but average dry van rates rose to an all-time high, according to the latest DAT Trendlines report.
July 10, 2014Load Boards Show Flat Demand, Higher Rates
Spot market freight activity is softening modestly on a sequential basis, though rates paid to carriers continue to hit record levels, two load board operators said last week in separate reports.
June 27, 2014DAT Report Shows Loads Rise 51% in April
The latest DAT report of spot freight market activity showed a 51% increase in freight volume in April from last year.
May 14, 2014DAT Offers Web-Based Freight Brokerage Management System
DAT Solutions said it is offering a Web-based version of its Keypoint freight-brokerage transportation management system for a monthly subscription.
April 8, 2014DAT Report Shows Loads Rise 83% in February
The latest DAT report of spot freight market activity showed an 83% increase in freight volume in February from last year to a new single-month record.
March 13, 2014December Load-Board Activity Rises, DAT Says
Load-board activity in December rose 10%, led by refrigerated loads, capping two quarters of unusually strong seasonal volume, according to DAT, a load board owned by TransCore.
February 18, 2014Comdata Inc. Agrees to Pay $100 Million as Part of Settlement With Truck Stops
Fuel-card provider Comdata Inc. and three major truck-stop chains announced they have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging anticompetitive practices that resulted in higher processing fees for smaller truck-stop businesses.
January 27, 2014Load-Board Activity Increases in December, DAT Says
Spot market freight activity increased 10% in December on DAT’s load boards, bucking the usual end-of-year trend, said the company, which is part of TransCore.
January 15, 2014Flawed Safety Data Penalizing Many Fleets Under CSA Program, ATA Report States
Flawed data and methodology used in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program have created “tens of thousands” of statistical anomalies, according to an American Trucking Associations white paper released last week.
December 16, 2013ATA Adds DAT’s Freight, Rate Data to Activity Report
ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations announced an agreement with load board operator DAT to add spot market freight and rate information to the trade association’s monthly activity report and other products.