DAT Solutions

APRIL 24, 2017

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.

Houston 80

Houston Dallas North Dakota Fort Worth 80

DAT Solutions

MAY 14, 2018

Here's how the current national average rate compares with previous years: May 2016: $1.92 Line haul rates, excluding the fuel surcharge, have risen about 35% since May 2016. Much of that activity is centered in the Houston market. 2 Houston market to Midland, TX market (the Permian Basin). #3 May 2017: $2.10 Automotive.

Puerto Rico 70

Puerto Rico Cleveland Houston Jacksonville 70

Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

The country’s underdeveloped intermodal freight transportation system is consistently outperformed by its faster and better integrated U.S. counterpart, while doubts about the security of goods being transported give carriers pause. West Coast ports to Mexican ports by 2016.

Mexico 60

Mexico Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Retail 60

Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

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.,

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Guinea 100

Freightera

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Goal : Freightera was tasked to move 8 heavy, oversize refinery units from Houston, Texas to Toledo, Ohio, USA (over 1250 miles) and 10 flat-bed loads. Back in August 2016, a client had to move 8 refinery pieces of 14 ft x 16 ft x 45 ft long and each weighted an excess of 50,000 pounds, some were almost 100,000 pounds loaded on a truck.

Case Study 20

Case Study Study Transportation Freight 20

The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2020

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.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 130

Logistics Network Optimization Software Analytics Software Demand Planning Software Detroit 130

DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

2017 was a wild year, as freight transportation faced one disruption after another. This period of elevated rates is only the beginning of a "new normal" era in freight transportation. More important, oil has been above $45 since Q4 2016. The biggest influences were the Four Es: Economic growth. E-commerce.

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles Houston Freight Capacity 70

The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2019

The business started in 2016, but we didn’t get our first venture funding until 2017. I think the next generation of venture capital will be in places like Detroit, Des Moines, Houston, Cleveland, etc. We actually do hire a lot of great writers that don’t have experience in the space and combine them with market experts. [08:54]

Fort Worth 151

Fort Worth Detroit Chicago Texas 151

Elementum

MAY 19, 2015

In addition to the Port of Savannah, the ports of Mobile, New Orleans, and Houston have all seen year-to-date port volumes jump more than 28% compared to 2014. Improvements to the infrastructure of East Coast ports and the opening of the Panama Canal expansion in 2016 will also make moves away from the west more viable.

Long Beach 60

Long Beach Los Angeles Panama Houston 60

DAT Solutions

MAY 2, 2017

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.

Supply and Demand 75

Supply and Demand Manufacturing Procurement Fort Worth Texas 75

Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

While the wide-body tankers that transport LNG would’ve had no chance of squeaking through the original steel locks built a century ago, they could easily traverse the bigger channel and shave 11 days off the trip to primary markets in Asia. “The The story starts at the opening in June 2016 of the expansion project. in Houston.

Panama 52

Panama Purchasing Skills Just-in-Time Asia 52

Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

While the wide-body tankers that transport LNG would’ve had no chance of squeaking through the original steel locks built a century ago, they could easily traverse the bigger channel and shave 11 days off the trip to primary markets in Asia. “The The story starts at the opening in June 2016 of the expansion project. in Houston.

Panama 40

Panama Purchasing Skills Just-in-Time Asia 40