DAT NFI 2014-2018_Dec 2018
UPDATE - DAT Freight Index: Spot Market Volumes and Rates Slip Lower in November
December 12, 2018 16:48 ET | DAT Solutions
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a release issued earlier today under the same headline, DAT Solutions included the phrase "surged in availability" in discussing flatbed rates....
DAT NFI 2014-2018_Dec 2018
DAT Freight Index: Spot Market Volumes and Rates Slip Lower in November
December 12, 2018 16:06 ET | DAT Solutions
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spot market freight volume and rates slid in November for most equipment types. According to the DAT Freight Index, November volume was 2.5% lower...
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DAT Freight Index: Hurricanes Cause a Delay in October Freight Surge
November 12, 2018 11:21 ET | DAT Solutions
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hurricanes in Asia and on our Eastern Seaboard slowed seasonal freight flows in October, leading to truckload transportation delays at U.S. ports....
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DAT Freight Index: September Spot Freight Volume Slips 14%, in Seasonal Trend
October 10, 2018 14:30 ET | DAT Solutions
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freight resumed a seasonal pattern on the spot market in September, with a month-over-month decline of 14 percent. Compared to September 2017,...
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DAT Freight Index: August Spot Freight Falls Below 2017 Levels, as Rates Remain 20% Higher
September 10, 2018 14:49 ET | DAT Solutions
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spot market freight availability dropped in August for the second month, due mostly to a sharp decline in demand for flatbed equipment. A seasonal...
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DAT Freight Index: July Spot Truckload Volume and Rates Return to Earth
August 10, 2018 16:40 ET | DAT Solutions
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spot market freight availability dropped sharply in July, returning to typical seasonal levels after an all-time peak in June. Volume fell 29...
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DAT Freight Index: Record Demand Boosts Spot Truckload Rates to New Heights in June
July 09, 2018 14:15 ET | DAT Solutions
PORTLAND, Ore., July 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Demand for truckload shipments faced off against capacity shortfalls, boosting truckload rates to new heights on the spot market in June, according...
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DAT Freight Index: Seasonal Demand Boosts Freight Rates in May
June 08, 2018 12:15 ET | DAT Solutions
PORTLAND, Ore., June 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Demand for spot market truckload shipments reached new heights in May, according to the DAT North American Freight Index. Seasonal shipments, along...
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DAT Freight Index: Spot Market Truckload Volume Dips Seasonally in April
May 11, 2018 12:06 ET | DAT Solutions
PORTLAND, Ore., May 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spot truckload freight volume had the strongest April on record, despite slipping 6.8 percent lower, a common seasonal trend. Compared to the same...
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DAT Freight Index: Spot Market Truckload Volume Sets Record in March, Driven by Demand for Flatbeds
April 12, 2018 17:44 ET | DAT Solutions
PORTLAND, Ore., April 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spot truckload freight availability rebounded in March, to set a new 20-year record for the DAT North American Freight Index. The 38 percent...