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Hurricane Harvey Updates

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The rain has stopped in Houston, Texas, but the traumatic conditions left by Tropical Storm Harvey have not yet cleared. Tropical Storm Harvey lashed Houston, Texas — America's fourth largest city — and has proven to be extremely traumatic to tens of thousands of people and businesses. click to zoom).

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Vans and Reefers Have a Friend in California

DAT Solutions

Flatbeds will find loads more easily in Alabama , Arkansas , or Texas.) There's been a shortage of trucks in Arkansas , Mississippi and Alabama , and outbound rates are jumping in Charlotte , Atlanta and Memphis. The whole southern band of U.S. states is hot for vans right now, from coast to coast, with the exception of Florida.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

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The new spoke sites will be located in Austin and San Antonio, Texas, and Birmingham, Alabama. Kodiak Robotics has been delivering freight between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston since mid-2019. Since mid-2021, it also has operated weekly shipments between Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio with CEVA Logistics.

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Gas Trucks U-turn as Shortage Shifts From Texas to Florida

Material Handling & Logistics

We were long-hauling from Florida to Houston last week, and now we’re talking about going from Houston to Florida,” said Andy Milton, senior vice president of supply for Mansfield Oil in Gainesville, Georgia. Those same truckers may be making the long haul back to Florida to resupply the same tanks they emptied. “We Running Low.

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Sun Belt States are Hot for Seasonal Freight

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But flatbed load-to-truck ratios are soaring in Alabama and Arkansas. The big Texas markets, primarily Houston , but also Dallas and Fort Worth , continue to be stable and reliable sources of flatbed loads. Flatbed freight is strongest in the Southeast region, but not in the usual locations. Reefers Gear Up for Produce Season.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 10 – 16)

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Amazon workers reject unionization in Alabama. Domino’s pizzas now delivered with autonomous cars in Houston. In early March, ballots were sent out to nearly 6,000 workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama to vote on whether they wanted to be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.