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West Coast Heats Up for Van Freight

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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. Columbus to Memphis also dropped 13¢ to $2.15/mile.

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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

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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. Reefer freight is in transition. Meanwhile, the bulk of California freight has yet to hit the spot market.

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Supply chains on film

Supply Chain Movement

Instead, those films merely served as an excuse to feature freight trucks travelling at high speed and the widespread destruction of police cars and houses. And explains that he sent it before leaving Memphis. “It From Memphis, America, to Nikolia in Russia in eighty seven hours. Eighty seven hours is a shameful outrage.

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March Freight Moves Out on a High Note

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That song is from "Carousel" and I started humming it under my breath as I sat down to write about last week's freight market. Looks like we won't have to wait until June for freight and rates to be "bustin' out all over" though, because rates are already heading in that direction. mile as a national average, the highest since 2014.

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Van Rates Hit Highest Mark in 2 Years

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For van freight, last week's national load-to-truck ratio was the highest it's been since mid-2014. For the month of May, the biggest rate increases were on outbound lanes from Memphis and Charlotte in the South, and Los Angeles and Stockton in California.

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Snow Drives Rates Up, as Fleet Productivity Slips

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As you probably remember from the "snowpocalypse" in Q1 2014, when the weather outside is frightful, rates can become more delightful. If you're a shipper, and you know the storm is coming, you want to move your freight out of the area before it hits. You'll pay a premium to move those loads out.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 25-29, 2014)

Talking Logistics

June 2014 North American Freight Numbers. According to the company, “The ‘Newegg Express’ will be testing the same-day delivery service throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area through Christmas 2014. If successful, the program will expand next to Indianapolis, IN; Edison, NJ; and Memphis, TN.”.