DAT Solutions Details the Current State of Freight and Transportation

Editor-in-chief Marina Mayer talks with Ken Adamo, chief of analytics for DAT Solutions, about the current state of the freight and transportation industry.

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Marina Mayer
Jun 18, 2020
DAT Freight & Analytics

Editor-in-chief Marina Mayer talks with Ken Adamo, chief of analytics for DAT Solutions, about the current state of the freight and transportation industry.        

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