Episode #52 A Pre-Trip Celebration with Dean Croke, Principal Analyst for DAT Freight and Analytics

We are kicking off National Truck Driver Appreciation Week with DAT Freight & Analytics' Principal Analyst, Dean Croke. We discussed what this week means to DAT, how and why Dean got his CDL, tips and resources for the owner operators to learn their cost per mile and confidently utilize DAT's analytics tool to negotiate when booking freight opportunities. 9.12.2022 Get a free month of DAT Power using the following link: http://www.dat.com/power/1996718 Powered by ⁠Atlanta Dispatch LLC For Dispatching Services: www.atlantadispatch.org Podcast Website: transportationandlogistics.club Join our newsletter: transportationandlogistics.club/newsletter Learn how to dispatch: Physical Book Copy: transportationandlogistics.club/amazon eBook: https://books2read.com/u/4jqlzX Stay updated with our happenings: https://linktr.ee/transportationandlogistics?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=601f8834-e86c-4ff1-a555-2d9ff17f1735Listen on Youtube:https://youtu.be/RNW1diwDG_A Intro/Outro Music Shoutout: Positive Hip-Hop by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/------ 00:00 Intro 01:01 Background and his history of working with DAT Analytics 09:33 The trucking culture in Australia 12:37 What driver appreciation week means at DAT Freight. 18:43 DAT Freight load board and the volume they have. 20:07 What is a moving load? 21:11 Suggestions on how to translate and collect data so that it can be utilized for the equipment types that were not built around the industry eg box trucks. 23:54 Core expenses an owner operator might need to know in order to back into their cost per mile. 30:38 What AB5 means for truck drivers and owner operators and thoughts on if it is a good or a bad thing. 36:11 Neighbouring California states and if dryage and truckload has been moved into and out of those areas and the price direction in these states. 41:13 What may happen if the the railway system is disrupted and how it may upset the freight market. 47:38 Fleet owners in the Southeast and East Coast and a new opportunity for them to provide dryage services. 52:15 What AB5 may mean to independent dispatchers and if they are welcome or not welcome within the industry. 57:13 Insurance and why it caught his eye and what drove him to that business. 1:01:38 Final shots. 1:02:38 Outro #transportationandlogisticsclubhouse#freightbroker #hotshot #flatbed #dispatcher #boxtruck #logistics #opendeck #broker #freight #freightforwarding #carrier #trucking #supplychain #warehousing #storageyard #freightmanagement #Reefer #drayage #refrigeratedfreight #trucking #dedicatedfreight #dat #containers #chassis #networking Mixed by HM Media