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E-Commerce Disrupts Freight Seasons, Boosts Spot Market Volume

DAT Solutions

One result has been a transformation of seasonal freight trends, and transportation spending, especially in the fourth quarter of each year. Before 2013, October was the busiest month for freight transportation, as merchandise had to be on store shelves in advance of the Thanksgiving weekend.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10-14, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Transplace Updates, Enhances TMS Freight Allocation Module 2.0. Con-way Freight Announces 2013 General Rate Increase. Freight Shipments Fell 1.2% provides greater flexibility in establishing how the freight is presented to authorized carriers, and the amount of visibility carriers have into the progress of the auction.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 9-13, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Here’s the news that caught my attention this week: January 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Truckload Freight and Rates Dip Seasonally in February: DAT Freight Index. Cass Freight Index – February 2015. Freight stats dominated the news this week. Month-over-month freight volume dipped 6.0

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Launched in 2013 and named after the robot housekeeper on “The Jetsons”, online grocery app Rosie allows customers to shop online from their favorite local stores for same-day delivery or in-store pickup. By comparison, container volume growth will be marginally negative next year and rise around 2 percent in 2024.

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The Upswing of Chinese Logistics Companies

Elementum

Competition: In comparison to the USA, sending and receiving packages within China can be quick and inexpensive. ZTO Express, officially established in 2013, works through approximately 7,700 network partners. Cheaper than both air and ocean freight, it takes around 18 days of train travel from China to Europe.

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Why Hours of Service (HOS) this Fall is Such a Complicated Issue

CH Robinson Transportfolio

In July 2013, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) implemented three significant changes to the way drivers record their HOS: Within the mandatory 34-hour restart, FMCSA said drivers had to include two 1:00 a.m. Then FMCSA releases the HOS study and HOS rules revert to June 2013 rules. – 5:00 a.m.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 27 – March 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Freightos unveils beta launch of international freight price index (American Shipper). 2016 North American Freight Numbers. s robot-trucking division, several startups are showing off their own efforts toward self-driving delivery vehicles that would reinvent the freight business. The more comparisons, the richer the model.