DAT Trendlines+ Market Conditions Index Data

DAT's Market Conditions Index (MCI) is a dataset built from the hundreds of millions of annual freight-matching post and search transactions taking place in the DAT One ecosystem. The calculation constitutes a powerful index for managing daily and weekly capacity strategies.

Features of this dataset:
- Outbound (explicit origin) calculation at the national level
- Three trailer type categories (Dry Van, Refrigerated, and Flatbed)
- Weekly MCI calculations
- Three rolling years of history*
- Data updated each Monday

*Note: Product launched in June 2020. MCI calculations prior to this date are what would have been calculated had the product existed at that time.

Fields Include:
- Reference Date
- Type of Trailer
- Outbound MCI
- Inbound MCI