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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The bridge is part of the heavily traveled Interstate 695 linking Baltimore to Washington, D.C. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 11.5-11.9

Freight Plus

The trucking and railroad titans have been locked in arbitration since January 2017 over revenue J.B. Amazon’s safety record scrutinized after Baltimore warehouse tragedy. Hunt and BNSF Railway in dispute over $100+ million in revenue. Hunt believes its owed. And I'm not about to answer that question without them," he said.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 30 – April 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

This eclipse will be the first total solar eclipse to be visible in the provinces of Canada since February 26, 1979, the first in Mexico since July 11, 1991, and the first in the United States since August 21, 2017. It will be the only total solar eclipse in the 21st century where totality will be visible in Mexico, the U.S., and Canada.

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Flatbed Freight Continues to Gain Momentum

DAT Solutions

Overall, flatbed volumes are 20% higher than they were a year ago, while rates are 22% higher compared to the same period in 2017. Roanoke, VA , saw the biggest increases, but prices also rose out of Dallas, Fort Worth, Baltimore and Birmingham. Several major flatbed markets posted big gains last week.

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When The Wheels Fall Off

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2017, when I moved, I bought an old car. For the prior ten years, as a city dweller in Philadelphia and Baltimore, I walked everywhere. When The Wheels Fall Off Idiom: An unexpected problem arose, causing something to fail or go terribly wrong.