We combed through the DAT iQ database, comprising over $1 trillion in transactions for both spot and contract truckload freight, and found the top 10 dry van, reefer, and flatbed markets of 2024. What surprises you?
Get more insights like this in “Freight Focus,” our year in review.
Dry van
- Chicago, IL
- Dallas, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- Atlanta, GA
- Fort Worth, TX
- Joliet, IL
- Ontario, CA
- Houston, TX
- Allentown, PA
- Charlotte, NC
Temp-control
- Fresno, CA
- Chicago, IL
- Los Angeles, CA
- Atlanta, GA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Fort Worth, TX
- Dallas, TX
- Joliet, IL
- Ontario, CA
- San Francisco, CA
Flatbed
- Houston, TX
- Fort Worth, TX
- Dallas, TX
- Cleveland, OH
- Atlanta, GA
- Chicago, IL
- South Bend, IN
- Birmingham, AL
- Savannah, GA
- Los Angeles, CA
Where can you get insights like this?
We’ve got good news: You can have access to all of this data, too. Thousands of the nation’s top industry professionals use DAT to transform their businesses into profit-making machines. DAT users don’t guess when they make decisions. Our datasets and tools empower them to know what they’re doing. Because there should be less guesswork in logistics.
They use DAT’s suite of tools like:
DAT iQ – A treasure trove of proprietary analytics and 360-degree market views that propel users to confident, sound business decisions. When we talk about not guessing, this is how it’s done.
RateView – This is where the best of the best tackle the challenge of pricing. RateView lets professionals compare rates across the country, ensuring they’re competitive. But even better than that, they get a look at powerful predictive analytics that forecast what rates will be in the future. They’re always a step ahead of the competition.
DAT’s Market Updates Blog – Our in-house experts comb these datasets and write in-depth articles. These articles are free to everyone, and allow the sharpest analysts in the industry to share what they see with you. Any time you want, no purchase is required.
DAT’s Weekly Trendlines – Similar to our Market Updates blog, our analysts give you a free macro look at the industry each week. There, you’ll find a high-level look at critical industry indicators like fuel prices, spot loads posted, spot load trucks available, national averages for van, flatbed, and reefer spot rates, a weekly brief that gives an expert’s take on what we’re seeing, and another collection of resources at the bottom where you can learn more about those trends.
DAT iQ Freight Market Updates – Every week, the same experts host a live discussion breaking down the industry. Like our weekly trendlines, they’ll discuss what the industry is up against, the factors contributing to the market conditions, bring in guests to explore the tough topics, and offer solutions professionals can pursue to capitalize on opportunities.
Freight Focus
Freight Focus, our annual report, is DAT’s year in review. We put our heads together and wrote a high-level overview of 2022. Once we found the trends that defined the year, we look ahead see how they might influence 2023. We’ll make a host of predictions so that the future is a bit more certain.
