Mark Montague

Mark Montague is industry rate analyst for DAT Solutions.

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Top 10 Markets for Reefer Freight So Far
June capped an unprecedented 15-month run of spot market rate increases, likely to turn into the longest sustained period of pricing power for truckers since deregulation in 1980 before it’s done.
August 16, 2018
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Truckload Rates at Record Highs
National average spot rates were the highest in June they’ve been since January, when the spot market was first adjusting to the ELD mandate.
July 16, 2018
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Survey Says: Carriers Are Using ELDs, But at a Cost
May 18, 2018
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The Trucks Are Out There
Spot truckload van and refrigerated freight rates have been neutral in recent weeks—and that’s not bad news.
April 16, 2018
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Freight Keeps Trucking into 2018
This time last year the truckload freight market was settling into a typically softer Q1 pattern.
February 16, 2018
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In a world full of supply-chain disruptions, it’s more important than ever to maintain a predictable, repeatable and efficient less-than-truckload (LTL) cold chain.
October 15, 2021
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DAT Freight Report: A Sizzling Start to Summer
The robust supply of van and refrigerated truckload freight in May and June, combined with higher spot market rates and load-to-truck ratios, are signs that the freight recession is over.
July 14, 2017
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DAT Solutions Say Freight Patterns Start to Shift in Monthly Report
In April, volumes were peaking in places like Florida, California’s Imperial Valley, and along the Mexican border, and building on March’s positive trends.
May 22, 2017
December's reefer load-to-truck ratio of 8.2 was the highest in 21 months.
A Hot Winter for Spot Freight
March 14, 2017
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A 5,000-Foot View of the Freight Market
An analysis of outbound activity by region shows how local influences set trends in the spot truckload market.
December 16, 2016
Companies that handle billions of dollars of cargo at West Coast seaports said they will hire far fewer workers this weekend, the latest escalation in a contract dispute with dockworkers that threatens to shut down a vital link in U.S.-Asia trade.
Buck-a-Mile Backhauls Live On
June 27, 2016
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Featured In Food Logistics: HOS Rules And Higher Rates
There’s little doubt that the rules have hindered productivity and led to higher rates for anyone who ships freight over the road.
October 9, 2014
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HOS Rules and Higher Rates
September 26, 2014
Lawmakers in both chambers have said the temporary patch will provide time for them to finish work on a long-sought multiyear highway funding bill.
Houston, We Have A Problem
How a two-day trip becomes a three-day trip under the new HOS rules.
February 27, 2014