Guest Opinion: The freight recession, and the next spot rate upturn https://www.dat.com/blog/post/guest-opinion-the-freight-recession-and-the-next-spot-rate-upturn Tim Denoyer on 24 July 2019 12:06 pm The freight market has been soft for almost a year, and in our view, slid into freight recession in the first half of 2019. The U.S. trucking industry faces a supply and demand imbalance – […]

How to spot good loads in bad markets https://www.dat.com/blog/post/how-to-spot-good-loads-when-the-markets-bad Chad Boblett on 28 August 2019 4:53 pm I have been a spot market pirate for almost nine years. As a pirate, you want to get in and get the good stuff. This means I use lots of tools to know where the most demand is […]

Backhaul vs deadhead: What’s the tipping point? https://www.dat.com/blog/post/backhaul-vs-deadhead-whats-the-tipping-point Peggy Dorf on 24 July 2019 5:21 pm When you can’t find a high-paying load, would you accept a low rate to avoid driving empty? I asked that question in a quick poll on the Rate Per Mile Masters group for truckers on Facebook, and the vote […]