DAT News Updates

Business

Load-Board Activity Increases in December, DAT Says

Spot market freight activity increased 10% in December on DAT’s load boards, bucking the usual end-of-year trend, said the company, which is part of TransCore.

January 15, 2014
Business, Safety

Flawed Safety Data Penalizing Many Fleets Under CSA Program, ATA Report States

Flawed data and methodology used in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program have created “tens of thousands” of statistical anomalies, according to an American Trucking Associations white paper released last week.

December 16, 2013
Special Coverage, Business

ATA Adds DAT’s Freight, Rate Data to Activity Report

ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations announced an agreement with load board operator DAT to add spot market freight and rate information to the trade association’s monthly activity report and other products.

October 21, 2013
Business, Fuel

Comdata Launches Updated Fuel Payment Software

Comdata Corp. has launched an updated version of its FleetAdvance fuel payment software that allows for increased data analysis.

October 10, 2013
Business

Agency Resubmits Plan to Cut Quarterly Reports

The federal government is trying once again to eliminate the requirement that nearly all trucking companies submit quarterly financial data to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, calling the requirement “outdated” and unnecessary.

June 3, 2013
Business, Fuel

Comdata Starts Processing Cardless Fuel Transactions

Comdata Corp. said it has started processing cardless fueling transactions using radio-frequency identification, while two major truck-stop chains work to install the wireless technology at all of their fueling locations.

August 13, 2012