If you think California’s AB5 law won’t affect you because you don’t run in the state or don’t use owner-operators, you might be surprised.
DAT introduced the DAT One app, combining 15 apps into one, making it easier and faster for small fleets and owner-operators to book loads and run their business on the road.
Spot truckload freight hit new highs in January, nearly $1 a mile higher than a year ago, according to DAT Freight & Analytics, even as the number of loads moved dropped throughout the month.
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The DAT Truckload Volume Index in April was down 5%, falling from an all-time high set in March.
Spot truckload rates remained near all-time highs during the week ending May 3, one year after bottoming out as U.S. economies closed during the pandemic.
Truckload freight pricing rose and national average load-to-truck ratios for dry van and refrigerated freight hit record highs in February.
Freight rates on the spot market in April plunged to five-year lows, thanks to plummeting demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It's so bad, owner-operators have been protesting all over the country, calling for more broker regulation. But is it really a broker problem? Or classic supply and demand?
Flatbed markets remained strong and van markets surged as overall spot freight availability rose 12% and capacity stayed flat, according to the latest numbers from DAT Solutions.
The amount of spot market freight has rebounded from last week, while rates in two out of three categories has also recovered. The freight-matching service provider DAT Solutions reports the number of loads available increased 1.5% Sept. 28 through Oct. 4 compared to the previous seven days, as spot market capacity fell by 4.3%.
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