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Load Volume and Rates Move in Opposite Directions

DAT Solutions

The economy seems relatively stable, even though some types of manufacturing are lagging now. 5% more van loads were posted last week , and the load-to-truck ratio heated up in the Northeast and parts of the Midwest, as shown in this Hot States Map for the week of August 2 - 8, 2015. DAT load board features. RateView for carriers.

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Hurricane Irma's Chemical Fallout Could Be Worse than Harvey's

Material Handling & Logistics

It was among 55 Houston-area facilities named as potentially harmful in a 2015 Houston Chronicle investigation done with Texas A&M University. tons of organic peroxides, used as catalysts in plastics manufacturing, which must be kept cool or they will ignite. The big problem was 19.5 The port was operating on Sept.