DAT Solutions
JANUARY 11, 2018
The ELD mandate, rising freight rates, and the impact of multiple hurricanes on the supply chain were among the topics readers were most interested in last year. Below is a list of the top 10 blog posts of 2017, from the DAT Freight Talk Blog. If you missed out on reading any of these posts during the past year, now is your chance.
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 10, 2017
So far, the national averages for spot market rates in October are the highest they've been since the Snowpocalypse of 2014. For van freight, we’re starting to see hot markets shift westward, with big rate increases out of Seattle, Los Angeles, Denver and Stockton, CA. RISING LANES. Buffalo to Columbus climbed 28¢ to $2.57.
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DAT Solutions
JUNE 6, 2017
Last week, the national load-to-truck ratio for vans was the highest it's been since March 2014. Together, the ratio and rates offer strong evidence yet that the freight recession is over. Houston to Oklahoma City was down 8¢ to $1.97/mile. Reefer freight is in transition. Rates could continue to rise.
GlobalTranz
APRIL 26, 2016
The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. First use of a modern container for ocean freight. Readers' choice!
Freightos
APRIL 24, 2016
For centuries the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. First use of a modern container for ocean freight. Did You Know That … It wasn’t just about freight. In 2014, the shipping ports of America received $1.73
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
Anheuser-Busch Converts Houston Trucking Fleet to Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles from Ryder. A few years ago, as transportation management system (TMS) vendors started offering improved freight audit and payment capabilities, I predicted that many shippers would bring this outsourced process back in house.
TMC
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
The recent decision by Japan’s three largest container companies to merge their shipping operations is yet another symptom of the volatility that is roiling the freight business. Achieving lower freight costs by switching to another coast might not be viable if the new transit time is too long. Vessel size is a further consideration.
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