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The big picture with 3PL: Does it fit your supply chain strategy?

Logility

3PL Selection—don’t let your people be penny wise and pound foolish Are you looking at the big picture when you select a 3PL — do they fit with your supply chain strategy? 3PL selection is a supply chain decision and an optimization opportunity. Third Party Logistics providers (3PLs) are many and diverse.

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Why is XPO Spinning Off RXO with Drew Wilkerson

The Logistics of Logistics

He has leadership and P&L responsibility for XPO’s asset-light North American truck brokerage business and complementary brokered services of managed transportation, last mile logistics and global freight forwarding. The corporate headquarters will be in Charlotte, North Carolina. Key Takeaways: Why is XPO Spinning Off RXO.

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Cold Chain Basics with Andy Bahr

The Logistics of Logistics

Andy Bahr is the Founder and President of Bahr Transportation , a FTL brokerage focused primarily on serving the food & beverage industry, in refrigerated freight. He currently resides in Charlotte, NC with his yellow lab, Charlie. Key Takeaways: Cold Chain Basics. Cold Chain Basics.

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Freight Rates Adjust to Post-Hurricane Irma Demand

DAT Solutions

We’ve seen a big increase in van freight moving from Atlanta and Charlotte down into the state. As mentioned above, there’s been a big uptick in freight going into Florida from Atlanta and Charlotte , and rates on those lanes soared last week. Charlotte to Lakeland soared 42¢ to $3.32/mile

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Van freight stabilizes in early October

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You’d expect this season to be more different from early October 2017, when Hurricanes Harvey and Irma still had a massive impact on supply chain operations. But freight has mostly "normalized” on the spot market. NOTE: The map depicts outbound load-to-truck ratios for dry van freight. RISING LANES.

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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

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That was back when demand for trucks skyrocketed because extreme winter weather caused massive disruption to supply chains. Together, the ratio and rates offer strong evidence yet that the freight recession is over. The biggest spike was on the lane from Charlotte to Buffalo , which jumped up 44¢ to an average of $2.74/mile.

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Spot market settles after Hurricane Florence

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As people in the Carolinas try their best to return to their normal routines, the freight markets have settled back down into typical seasonal trends following Hurricane Florence. Unlike with Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the impact from Florence on freight movements was mostly felt regionally. Atlanta to Charlott e fell 17¢ to $2.84/mile.