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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.14 - 1.18

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To combat areas shippers can’t control like capacity, rate hikes, and driver shortages, they’re turning to. parcel shipping. FedEx Freight Direct will offer heavy and hard-to-handle item delivery to last-mile destinations in Atlanta, Omaha, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Dallas with a two-hour delivery window. enterprise solutions.

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4 Ways To Save On Trucking Freight in 2018

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Since February and March are traditionally slow the pressure on capacity has been spread over rail, however turmoil is around the corner as the market heats up again in the Spring. a large Omaha-based trucking company, reset its guidance on rate increases at between 6% and 10%, up from 4% to 8%. per mile, down from $2.26 The Wall St.