Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
On a side note, while it is not a plant-based meat alternative, Memphis Meats won a paten earlier this year for an in vitro method of producing cultured meat. billion in 2017 and is expected to surge to over $8 billion by 2026. This basically means that the meat is grown in a lab and does not include the involvement of animals.
Enterra Insights
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
The staff notes, “As a result of the expansion of its direct-to-consumer business, Nike is moving away from aggregating inventory in one central warehouse in Memphis, Tennessee, to putting product in facilities closer to the customer.” ” Supply & Demand Chain Executive , 14 June 2017. [3] Footnotes. [1]
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Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 12, 2018
Then in December 2016, one of the my predictions for 2017 was that “The Migration from Traditional User Interfaces to Chatbots and Virtual Assistants Begins.”. A TMS user, for example, can say to the system, “Show me all uncovered loads,” or an inventory manager can ask, “Which stores have less than three days inventory of product X?”
DAT Solutions
JANUARY 2, 2018
Memphis to Columbus was down 17¢ to an average of $2.26/mile. And of the lanes that did have lower rates, it was generally because they were the reverse direction of a stronger lane that had prices go up. A couple mid-tier lanes associated with retail traffic fell post-Christmas: Columbus to Buffalo lost 36¢ to $3.20/mile.
DAT Solutions
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
At this time last year, spot market demand spiked following Hurricane Harvey, and load counts for last month nearly matched those for August 2017. was still higher than any monthly average from 2017. Memphis to Atlanta increased 14¢ to $2.80/mile. Buffalo to Allentown, PA rose 24¢ to $3.64/mile.
DAT Solutions
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
2017 vs. 2018. Trucks are still a little easier to find than they were around this time in 2017. Memphis to Columbus , up 20¢ to $2.33/mile. Demand for reefer trucks has also softened with Thanksgiving in the rearview, which is why the reefer ratio dropped from 7.5 Meanwhile, the dry van ratio surged 21% last week to 6.4
DAT Solutions
JANUARY 29, 2019
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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