DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 256 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $60 billion in real transactions. Oil-related freight movements from Houston are definitely in a lull.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The immediate impacts from Harvey and Irma first showed up in van freight, then reefers. Now it's looking like flatbed’s turn. Load counts are up on DAT load boards , with more flatbed freight shipping to support the rebuilding and recovery efforts in areas affected by the storms.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 15, 2016

Freight markets are heating up in the Sun Belt. Flatbeds saw rising freight volume and rates in the Southwest and a handful of Southeastern markets. Flatbed freight is strongest in the Southeast region, but not in the usual locations. Outbound rates fell in key Northern markets, including Chicago , Denver , and Philadelphia.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 11, 2016

The main reason for the increase is new, seasonal demand, especially from fruit and vegetable harvests in the Southeast and in California. A quick glance at last week's Hot States map reveals elevated demand for vans, and a shortage of trucks, across the southern band of states known as the Sun Belt. The fifth is Houston.).

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This is because chipmakers are facing a slump in demand due to the worsening state of the global economy. As a result, shortages are alleviating across the board, and supply constraints caused by record demand for chips during the pandemic are less widespread. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2020

Craig Fuller is CEO and Founder of FreightWaves, the only freight-focused organization that delivers a complete and comprehensive view of the freight and logistics market. FreightWaves is the leading freight intelligence provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 10, 2022

Supply chain shortages have caused prices to rise globally on just about every consumer good imaginable. Add in soaring air freight costs, and the fruit will not only be hard to find, but incredibly expensive. Target expects squeezed profits from aggressive plan to get rid of unwanted inventory. And mangoes are no exception.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The price for oil has gone from above $65 to below $60 per barrel, which could account for the decline in demand in that market. Looking to move flatbed freight? DAT has the largest digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more loads posted daily than any other load board.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Emergency supplies are usually delivered in dry vans or reefers at first, but once rebuilding efforts are underway, construction materials will start moving on flatbeds. As you can tell in the Hot States Map below, demand for flatbeds was high across the Southeast. Rising diesel costs added extra pressure and pushed prices higher.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 20, 2016

Load availability is up in the largest van freight markets, accompanied by a big increase in reefer freight movements compared to the previous week. Reefer freight volume was way up last week in most major markets. There was even a surge in freight out of Florida last Friday. mile last week. That rate is back down to $2.31/mile,

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 24, 2017

Those effects have been more dramatic since August 2016, with the new construction adding to the stronger-than-usual start to the year for flatbed freight. The impact on the Gulf Coast especially stands out when checking rates and demand in DAT RateView. That’s a lot of freight for railroads and trucks alike.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 4, 2016

Spot market freight showed signs of renewed life last week, even though rates slipped lower compared to the week before last. Also, when demand slacks off for van and reefer freight, there are more trucks available. mile on the way back from Ft Worth to Houston. On a lane-by-lane basis, flatbed trends swung wildly.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 13, 2015

Typically, these trends go together: demand goes up and rates follow. FREIGHT RATES. Along with our standalone freight rates tool DAT RateView, all DAT load board packages include broker spot market rates on the lanes you're searching. For flatbeds, rates rose while volume and ratio declined. So what is going on?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 17, 2024

Biden raises tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese imports S. The latest data from S&P Global Market Intelligence shows that U.S. supply chain activity slowed in April. According to S&P Global, seaborne containerized freight imports into the U.S. Scheffler was released at 8:40 am and headed to Valhalla.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Trucking Stocks Tumble on Downgrade, Pricing Outlook (WSJ- sub. MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. New Study: 70% of Executives have started Digital Supply Chain Transformation. Brownie, one of the babies.

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Freight Center

MAY 30, 2019

Last year, Hurricane Michael had a devastating effect on coastal towns, disrupting the supply chain and leaving close to total destruction. Extreme weather events affect each sector of the supply chain but knowing what to expect helps ease the stress. It begs the question: what happens to your freight during a natural disaster?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 11, 2018

My wife often jokes that she is the VP of Supply Chain and Logistics in our family. Whether it’s preventing out-of-stocks of critical household items or making sure the kids are delivered on time in full to wherever they need to be, she keeps our supply chain running as efficiently as possible — while doing her day job too!

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DAT Solutions

MAY 2, 2017

If you read our weekly e-newsletter Trendlines , or follow daily load-to-truck ratios in DAT RateView , you may have noticed this: flatbed demand is skyrocketing. The load-to-truck ratio is a good indicator of supply and demand, and a rise in the ratio often signals a rise in rates. To put the 43.7 and in 2016 it hit 21.6.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The industry experiences more cargo theft incidents when there is a higher volume of consumer goods moving through the supply chain. But while we are in the midst of a season notorious for a spike in cargo thefts , there are a few precautions you can take to protect your freight. Remember that freight at rest is freight at risk.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 26, 2015

Flatbed freight availability dropped 13% on the spot market last week, after a one-week gain. Loads were not nearly as plentiful in Montana and Wyoming, however, so check outbound freight before taking a load into those states. There is still plenty of flatbed freight in Texas , and rates there are trending up. mile this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 20, 2021

Tight supply of truckers leaves some gas stations dry. We have written about the truck driver shortage quite often and its impact on transit times and freight costs. Amazon shifts its autonomous delivery focus. China port congestion worsens as ships divert away from Ningbo.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 18, 2021

Starbucks facing supply chain shortages. There have been product shortages for a number of restaurants and retailers recently, as supply chains have felt the effects of labor and supply shortages. Port congestion has made the headlines as delays in unloading goods have strained global supply chains.

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