In September 2008, 49% more loads and 79% more trucks were posted on the DAT® Network freight marketplace than in September 2007. This increase in activity confirms that the DAT Network is a great place to find freight loads. It may also indicate a structural change in seasonal freight patterns.   “Historically, September has been ...

Regardless of their own credit scores, all carriers depend on the creditworthiness of an important customer group: freight brokers. Freight brokers with good credit are more likely to pay carriers on time, even if shippers are slow to pay the broker. That’s because high-performing brokers are adept at managing cash flow, and they understand the ...

With the economy reeling and fuel prices still high, every load can make a difference. And a single unpaid job can cause a serious headache for any carrier, large or small. That’s why TransCore offers a unique payment guarantee for carriers, as well as collection assistance, dispute resolution, access to factoring and other financial services. ...

First, the bad news:  In the first quarter of 2008, 935 trucking companies closed their doors, according to Donald Broughton, a transportation industry analyst with Avondale Partners.  In total, an estimated 42,000 trucks - 2.1% of the nation's capacity - were idled in the first three months of 2008, Broughton said. Economic growth has ...

''Companies that don't use satellites to track trailers? If they have more than 50 trailers, they're probably not competitive any more,'' warned Kevin Slaughter, vice president of Operations for James Brown Trucking in Lithonia, Georgia. ''If you're running 100 trailers you'd better be tracking them...probably six are not producing. Of those ...

In TransCore's recent webinar, produced in conjunction with Transport Topics, we discussed programs and technologies that carriers are deploying to improve bottom-line profitability. The webinar is called ''Survive & Thrive: Fuel Incentive Programs and Bottom-Line Tools.'' Download and view the fuel incentives webinar, or read more about fuel ...

Load Trends  (March) According to TransCore’s Market Research, availability of exception freight in March continued to improve both on a month to month and year over year basis. March exception freight volumes improved by 40% when compared to February. Looking at volumes a year ago, March ’07 volumes were 32% below March ’08. In connection ...

On May 15, at 3 pm EDT, TransCore and Transport Topics will host a webinar featuring survival tactics for carriers, including fuel incentive programs to control the ever-escalating cost of fuel and asset utilization analyses that have saved companies like Brown Trucking hundreds of thousands of dollars.  Mike Weaver, Director of Sales for ...

By Michael Lee, Fleet-Tech Transport Services  We’re all (painfully) aware of the rising price of fuel and its effect on the bottom line. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that diesel fuel averages about $3.33/gallon across the U.S., or a more than 70 percent increase since this time last year. EIA isn’t predicting ...