DAT: Truckload freight rates hit two-year highs as diesel costs surge

Truckload freight volumes rose across all major equipment types in March while a sharp jump in fuel costs pushed spot and ...

DAT brings focus on workflow automation and market intelligence to 2026 TIA Capital Ideas Conference

Amid uncertainty across both freight and the broader macroeconomic environment, DAT Freight & Analytics comes to the 2026 TIA ...

Freight haulers optimistic as rates reach two-year high

Fuel prices, higher freight volumes and tighter capacity in the transportation sector pushed spot and contract rates to a two-year high this week.
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DAT 2026 Freight Focus: Gradual recovery expected for transportation providers as AI reshapes industry operations

Truckload pricing has remained inverted—with spot rates below contract rates—for three and a half years, creating unsustainable pressure on motor carriers where expenses have risen far faster than ...
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Trucking costs climb even as freight volumes fall. Ceasefire relief ahead?

Data from U.S. Bank and DAT show spot rates up and contract premium shrinking fast. Find out what's driving costs higher.
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DAT iQ surpasses $1 trillion in freight transaction data

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DAT Freight & Analytics announced that the value of freight transactions analyzed by its DAT iQ platform now exceeds $1 trillion, affirming its position as the ...
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DAT redefines freight payments with Outgo acquisition

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DAT Freight & Analytics has acquired Outgo Inc., adding fast, transparent payments to the industry’s largest freight marketplace. Outgo is a financial technology ...
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U.S. Bank and DAT: Truck freight rates show modest uptick in early 2026

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 ...
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DAT Buys Trucker Tools to Boost Digital Freight Features

DAT Freight & Analytics has acquired Trucker Tools, a digital freight-tracking company, in a move aiming to strengthen its real-time load visibility and freight-matching capabilities, the company said ...
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Truckload Rates Hit Two-Year Highs as Diesel Costs Surge, DAT Says

Strong March freight demand combined with a spike in fuel costs pushed both spot and contract truckload rates to their ...
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DAT 2026 Freight Focus: Gradual recovery expected for transportation providers as AI reshapes industry operations

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Truckload transportation providers should not expect a dramatic rebound in the freight market in 2026, according to the latest annual Freight Focus: Transportation & ...
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DAT iQ surpasses $1 trillion in freight transaction data

DAT Freight & Analytics recently announced that the value of freight transactions analyzed by its DAT iQ platform now exceeds $1 trillion. Using invoices submitted by freight shippers and brokers, DAT ...