Data Sources

Industry-leading freight rate data covering spot and contract rates for dry van, reefer, and flatbed across all US markets. Provides lane-level pricing, historical trends, and regional breakdowns.

Complementary spot market data and load-to-truck ratios. Provides real-time market signals for capacity availability.

Proprietary freight market intelligence including tender volumes, rejection rates, and predictive market indicators.

Official US government diesel fuel price data. Weekly retail on-highway diesel prices by region and national average. The benchmark source for fuel surcharge calculations.

Supplementary energy market data including crude oil prices, refinery utilization, and fuel inventory levels that impact diesel pricing forecasts.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration data on active carriers, new applications, and carrier revocations. Primary source for carrier population metrics.

Complete FMCSA company census with carrier profiles, owner info, contact details, fleet size, cargo types, authority dates, and business classification. Primary search source for the Insurance & Safety tool.

Detailed carrier safety data including insurance filings, inspection out-of-service rates, crash history (24-month rolling), and operating authority status. Supplements census data with safety metrics.

Commercial vehicle market intelligence including truck orders, Class 8 production data, and fleet capacity projections.

Official GDP growth rate data, including quarterly real GDP and industry-specific contributions to economic output.

Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) — a key leading indicator for freight demand. Values above 50 indicate expansion.

Trucking employment data, average hourly earnings, and the Transportation Services Index (Freight TSI).

Consumer Confidence Index data reflecting household spending expectations, which correlates with retail freight demand.

Industrial production index, retail sales growth, and other macroeconomic indicators impacting freight volumes.

Container volume data, vessel dwell times, and congestion metrics from major US ports including LA/Long Beach, Savannah, NY/NJ, and Houston.

Real-time vessel queue data and port dwell time metrics for the LA/Long Beach port complex.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration fatal crash data including crash counts, truck-involved incidents, and fatality records. Primary input for the crash frequency component (50% weight) of Risk Scores.

Representative sample of police-reported crashes to estimate national crash totals. Supplements FARS with non-fatal crash severity data used in the fatal crash severity component (30% weight).

Inspection records, out-of-service rates, and safety violation data for all FMCSA-registered carriers. Powers the safety violations & OOS component (20% weight) of Risk Scores and regional safety pressure signals.

Carrier population data used to normalize risk scores by truck traffic volume per state, ensuring fair comparison between high-traffic and low-traffic states.

Live weather alerts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including winter storms, severe thunderstorms, flooding, high winds, fog, and extreme heat advisories. Primary data source for the Weather Alerts dashboard — fetched every 30 minutes per state.

Regional forecast data supplementing active alerts with onset/expiration times, severity classifications (Minor, Moderate, Severe, Extreme), and detailed area descriptions for affected counties.

Proprietary mapping of 12 major freight lanes to their constituent states and interstates (e.g., Chicago→Atlanta via I-65/I-24/I-75 through IL, IN, KY, TN, GA). Alerts are automatically cross-referenced against these corridors to determine lane-level impact.

Box truck, hot shot, and sprinter van rate data aggregated from broker networks, load boards, and carrier surveys. Rates validated against regional market reports.