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Summer freight: Calm before the storm?

DAT Solutions

Freight rates have steadily declined since the Fourth of July, but they're still high. Spot market volume is also now on par with 2017, with load-to-truck ratios for each trailer type finally coming back to earth. There isn’t much urgency for long-haul freight at this time of year, so a lot of shipping has moved over to rail.

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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

The shortage of workers is causing companies to look at non-traditional sources, including individual with a criminal record. facility at an Indianapolis, Ind., He was promoted to a full-time job in 2017, and is now earning more than $16 an hour. Those skills led him to a part-time job at a FedEx Corp.

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