Article written by Deborah Lockridge April spot freight rates are the lowest in four to five years.Graphic: DAT Solutions As stay-at-home orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic took hold across much of the country in the latter part of March, the level of freight available dropped rapidly. By the second half of April, spot-market …
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PORTLAND, Ore.,— DAT Solutions announced today that Trinity Logistics, one of the industry’s leading third-party logistics providers, is piloting DAT’s truckload rate forecasting tools and automated “Book Now” option for select loads on the DAT Load Board network.The rate forecast and analytics tools will allow Trinity to seamlessly use DAT rate data with internal historical data, …
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With supply chains strained by the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus, truckload rates were higher for all three equipment types during the week ending March 22. National average spot truckload rates, March (through March 22) Van: $1.85 per mile, up 3 cents from last week and 6 cents higher than the February average. Reefer: $2.16 per mile, …
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Manhattan Associates Inc. has introduced the latest release of its Transportation Management System (TMS), with improvements to the modeling capabilities, enhancements to carrier connectivity and benchmark rating, and expanded global logistics support. Manhattan TMS is a cloud-first offering designed to help improve carrier collaboration and connectivity, delivering network-wide visibility to enable advanced strategic and operational …
The trucking industry is at an exciting but confusing point when it comes to digital load-matching technology and shippers will be brought along for the ride. A few years ago, the domestic truckload market was seen as a logical place for the sharing economy to take hold. The theory went something like this: The …
Convoy, backed by billionaire tech pioneers Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, and Uber Freight, an offshoot of the globally disruptive ride-sharing giant, are trying to grab a slice of the fragmented US truck brokerage market, taking different routes to lure skeptical drivers and capacity-hungry shippers. The two technology startups are attempting to persuade US shippers …
In 2018, the pressures on truck capacity picked up right where they left off. Spot market rates climbed to record levels in December 2017, according to the DAT Freight Index. DAT Solutions also reported nine loads were available for every truck in its network — its highest monthly average in history. Smart Capacity is a …
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With 90 percent of motor carriers operating less than six trucks, mobile apps give brokers and shippers a way to automate communications with owner operators and small fleets. A number of technology companies with brokerage authority have mobile apps that carriers use to accept loads and provide shipment status, among other functions. These apps can …
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DAT Solutions recently launched its DAT InView suite of trucking-business-management functions aimed squarely at the small for-hire carrier market, enabling fleets to track power units and locate them precisely and instantaneously. Part of the solution is an electronic logging device that pairs a connection with the electronic control module to the cellular network and syncs up with a Garmin tablet in-cab …
