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Van freight stabilizes in early October

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And the number of van loads that have moved in early October is nearly identical to 2017. You’d expect this season to be more different from early October 2017, when Hurricanes Harvey and Irma still had a massive impact on supply chain operations. But freight has mostly "normalized” on the spot market. RISING LANES.

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Machine Learning and the Business of Tomorrow

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Louis Columbus ( @LouisColumbus ) explains, “Enterprises are striving to find greater meaning in the massive amounts of data they generate and save every day. As Columbus notes, machine learning is ideal for discovering patterns. ”[1] Dr. .” ” Machine learning and the supply chain. They are: 1. .

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National Logistics Day 2023

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The flight between Dayton and Columbus dramatically increased the speed with which goods could be delivered in the U.S. 7] Staff, “ The History of the Trade and Barter System ,” The Bottom Line, 1 January 2017. Just 14 years later, the first air cargo flight took place in 1910.

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Peak season is coming for freight

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Once upon a time, Black Friday marked the end of the retail freight season. E-commerce has disrupted that traditional freight schedule. The activity on the DAT Load Board shows how the new freight trends play out, and we should see rates rising in December, though probably not as high as they were in June. 2017 vs. 2018.

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How much lower will freight rates fall?

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Freight rates have been in decline since the calendar flipped to 2019. On the top 100 van lanes, February volumes so far have outpaced both 2017 and 2018, and the number of lanes with higher rates versus lower rates was fairly balanced last week. Chicago to Columbus lost 12¢ at $2.79/mile.

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Will We See an Early Spring for Dry Van Freight?

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What’s less typical is the fact that the national average is still higher than it was at any point in 2017. With a few exceptions, prices were stable out of the major markets for van freight last week. Columbus to Allentown fell 23¢ to $3.56. Spot prices have also fallen more slowly lately than in the previous weeks.

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How much lower will freight rates fall?

DAT Solutions

Freight rates have been in decline since the calendar flipped to 2019. On the top 100 van lanes, February volumes so far have outpaced both 2017 and 2018, and the number of lanes with higher rates versus lower rates was fairly balanced last week. Chicago to Columbus lost 12¢ at $2.79/mile.