Reefer carriers still feel the aftershocks of September’s Hurricane Ian, the deadliest storm to hit Florida since 1935. Heavy rainfall, flooding, and infrastructure wind damage have delayed the start of the Florida produce season. According to the USDA, weekly truckload volumes of fruit and vegetables are currently 35% lower than at the beginning of December…
On a recent DAT Freight & Analytics show, Lee Klaskow, Senior Analyst – Transportation and Logistics at Bloomberg Intelligence, discussed the future of the trucking industry. Here’s part of the interview with Ken Adamo, Chief of Analytics, and Dean Croke, Principal Market Analyst. DATs Question of The Week: How do you see 2023 shaping up…
The third quarter of 2022 was another excellent one for Daseke, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSKE), the largest flatbed and specialized transportation and logistics company in North America. As of September 30, Daseke’s fleet consists of 4,649 tractors (up 3.1% y/y) and 11,028 flatbed and specialized trailers (down 2.1% y/y) and has operations throughout the United States,…
According to USDA, weekly truckloads of citrus at the start of December were down 19% y/y underscoring what a difficult year the California produce market has experienced. It’s not just citrus that has been impacted by the West Coast pandemic, port congestion, truckload supply, and weather; total state produce volumes are down 54% y/y over…