Dry van, refrigerated, and flatbed spot rates continue rising, with DAT and FTR noting multiyear highs in several lanes and equipment types.

Truckload freight volumes rose across all major equipment types in March while a sharp jump in fuel costs pushed spot and contract rates to their highest levels in more than two years, reported DAT ...

Spot market truck freight rates remain relatively strong but are down over the past week, according to new figures released by the freight matching service provider DAT Solutions. Vans reported the ...

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spot truckload van and refrigerated freight volumes rose modestly in May as shippers positioned inventory ahead of summer and potential tariffs, said DAT Freight & ...

The latest quarterly U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index – Rates Edition showed truck freight rates moving up modestly to start 2026, while the gap between spot and contract pricing has narrowed. This ...

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spot truckload freight volumes declined in April, a sign that tariff-related stockpiling, a slowdown in manufacturing, and general seasonality contributed to reduced ...

In a year of a record amount of freight on the spot market, March was no exception with freight availability increasing 56% in March compared to the same time a year ago, according to the DAT North ...

After the volatility of the last four years, businesses face shifts in geopolitics, trade policy, immigration, consumer sentiment, automation and AI, and available capacity that will directly affect ...

Monthly market data suggests the for-hire trucking economy is improving. Freight rates and volumes continued making year-over-year gains in October, following September’s milestone rate improvements.

ATLANTA, Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IntelliTrans, a global provider of multimodal transportation management solutions, has partnered with DAT Freight & Analytics to bring the industry’s most ...