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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

facility at an Indianapolis, Ind., He was promoted to a full-time job in 2017, and is now earning more than $16 an hour. Truck driver salaries are up, with private fleet drivers earning as much as $86,000 annually in 2017, with an entry level median position of $53,000. Those skills led him to a part-time job at a FedEx Corp.

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Top 10 Markets for Van Loads in First Half of 2018

DAT Solutions

For example, at the end of 2017, we noted that Atlanta became the first market to crack 2 million for outbound van load posts. Before 2017, Atlanta had traditionally been the only market to hit 1 million van load posts annually. Allentown, PA, and Richmond, VA, replaced Indianapolis and Buffalo, NY, in the top 10.

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Top 10 Markets for Reefer Loads in First Half of 2018

DAT Solutions

For comparison, no reefer market had more than 1 million outbound load posts in 2017. Indianapolis, Twin Falls, ID, and Joliet, IL, each fell out of the top 10 from last year. This year, the top three markets are on pace to cross that threshold. Below are the top 10 markets for outbound reefer load posts through June.

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Van rates drop to 16-month low

DAT Solutions

The last time the average van rate was below $2 per mile was 16 months ago, in September 2017. Memphis to Indianapolis dipped 16¢ to $2.01/mile. Last week the national average van rate dropped 4¢ to $1.97/mile. Los Angeles to Chicago dropped 19¢ to just $1.30/mile.

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Converting More Leads to Loads with John Simpson

The Logistics of Logistics

The company is based in Indianapolis. [01:14] I joined in January 2017. [00:33] Please introduce you and your company. . My name is John Simpson. I’m the director of sales at Covideo. We’re an email, texting, video platform for salespeople. 01:14] Tell us a little bit about yourself. After graduating, I worked at a deli for a while.

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Summer freight: Calm before the storm?

DAT Solutions

Spot market volume is also now on par with 2017, with load-to-truck ratios for each trailer type finally coming back to earth. Memphis rates also fell sharply, with the lane to Indianapolis down 21¢ to $2.59/mile. That extra capacity has taken some of the pressure off of pricing. Dallas to Denver lost 25¢ at $2.59/mile.

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Van Rates Edge Up as Load-to-Truck Ratio Declines

DAT Solutions

Meanwhile, shipper-direct contract rates are up 20% compared to June 2017, including fuel, but spot market rates are 28% higher than last year. Memphis to Indianapolis dropped 19¢ to $2.97/mile. mile (however, the lane from Columbus to Buffalo rose 21¢).