DAT acquires Trucker Tools, leadership speaks on tech goals for 2025

DAT Freight & Analytics, a business unit of Roper Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ROP), announced Tuesday it has acquired capacity visibility platform Trucker Tools from ASG, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors, making a strategic move to enhance DAT’s capacity for carrier engagement, load optimization and fraud prevention technology. 

Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed, and Trucker Tools will continue to operate under its existing brand and leadership.

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ACT Research forecasts market upswing in 2025

ACT Research forecasts market upswing in 2025

If 2024 was considered a freight market rebalancing for truckload, then 2025 is projected to be the end of the freight recession in the for-hire space, according to ACT Research. Its 58-page freight forecast paired aggregate spot data provided by DAT with a proprietary Supply-Demand balance curve. In the release, Tim Denoyer, vice president and senior analyst at ACT Research, said, “Currently, with a significant capacity contraction by for-hire...

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