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All Roads Lead to Dallas

NFI Industries

Famously known for the barbecue, the Cowboys, and the State Fair of Texas, Dallas ranks as the ninth largest city in the United States with the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metropolitan area ranking fourth. Read More.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2017

Talking Logistics

If you’re a transportation professional, for example, and all you know is transportation, your opportunities for advancement are limited compared to someone who has a broader supply chain perspective. TMS for SMB: A Case Study with Carhartt (CSCMP 2016). SMC3 Connections 2016). JDA Focus 2016).

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

WTO: Trade growth to remain subdued in 2016 as uncertainties weigh on global demand. Marten Transport Ltd. Shippers are under enormous pressure to cut transportation costs and seem not to be satisfied with the massive fuel surcharge reductions racked up over the past year and a half.”. Analysts at Stifel Inc. Hub Group Inc.,

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REPOST: Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking with Craig Fuller

The Logistics of Logistics

SaaS product, SONAR, is the leading freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. The business started in 2016, but we didn’t get our first venture funding until 2017. I wanted to do something on my own.

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Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking with Craig Fuller

The Logistics of Logistics

The business started in 2016, but we didn’t get our first venture funding until 2017. FreightWaves started in Fort Worth, Texas, but we moved here. It is the leading freight market dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. [47:10]

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How Natural Gas and Plastics Impact the Truckload Spot Market

DAT Solutions

Those effects have been more dramatic since August 2016, with the new construction adding to the stronger-than-usual start to the year for flatbed freight. Now there is a push to capture a higher percentage of the gas, and changing it to a liquid form (LNG) reduces its volume 600 times, making it easier to transport by road, rail, or ship.

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Flatbed Demand Skyrockets. Why?

DAT Solutions

Flatbed demand has increased 102% year-over-year and has been on a steady climb since August 2016. and in 2016 it hit 21.6. The flatbed load-to-truck ratio has been on a steady climb since August of 2016. Census Bureau, sales of new single-family homes increased 15% from March 2016 to March 2017, rising from 537,000 to 621,000.