The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

While he was leading CarrierDirect, the company was ranked #261 on the INC5000 for the fastest growing companies in America, with a 3-year growth rate of 1,729%. Erik has been a guest speaker for multiple companies and conferences, including the Denver Transportation Club, Landstar and most recently the 3PL & Supply Chain Summit: Atlanta.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2018

at the SMC3 Jump Start 2018 conference in Atlanta, GA. 20, compared with three in the same week last year, according to online freight marketplace DAT Solutions LLC. Digital freight and blockchain topped the list, while driverless trucks and drones were at the bottom. LTL Meets Real-time Visibility.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

Con-way Freight Raises the Bar on Mexico Service, Adds Door-to-Door Tracking, 24-Hour Customer Resource Center, Enhanced Web Tools. XPO Logistics to Acquire 3PD, the Largest Provider of Heavy Goods, Last-Mile Logistics in North America. In this week’s news, new products and services and a couple of acquisitions top the list.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

After finding early success as a freight broker for C.H. Kevin went on to earn his MBA at Mercer and completed the degree with a business model focused on the freight brokerage industry. NTG has been ranked a 2020 Top Freight Brokerage Firm by Transport Topics and has appeared on the Inc.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 14, 2019

Monday, a blaze ignited on the MV Grande America 205 miles off the coast of Brest, France. Lanes from Dallas to Los Angeles, Memphis to Atlanta, and Philly to Boston all gained ground. Meanwhile, in this week's, "Where's my freight?!". The company has refocused its attention to buying back $2.5 billion of its own stock.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Shippers paid more to move freight ahead of the storm, and then load posts dropped when the affected markets locked down at the end of the week. Rates and volumes held steady in Chicago and Atlanta , which were numbers 2 and 3 for load posts, but demand was way down in Texas. Lots of those loads were heading to Atlanta and Florida.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 6, 2018

The DAT load board is the largest on-demand truck load freight exchange in North America , and load posts by freight brokers and shippers are on pace to shatter even more records this year. For example, at the end of 2017, we noted that Atlanta became the first market to crack 2 million for outbound van load posts.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 27, 2015

In fact, there were more load posts on DAT Load Boards from January through September 2015 than in any other year except 2014 -- which was an exceptional year in freight transportation. Here are a few notable trends from the past week: Outbound rates trended up in Los Angeles , but declined in Dallas, Chicago and Atlanta.

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GTG Technology Group

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Recently, the American Highway Users Alliance and the American Transportation Research Institute’s ranked a list of the worst bottlenecks in America. ” Atlanta Tops the List. It probably comes as no surprise that this year’s worst bottleneck award goes to the Tom Moreland Interchange in Atlanta.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 7, 2016

End-of-quarter and pre-holiday freight was even stronger than expected last week in Atlanta , Charlotte and Memphis , which were the top three markets for outbound loads on DAT load boards. TriHaul of the Week, for Reefers: Atlanta-Chicago-Evansville-Atlanta. The load-to-truck ratio in Evansville is 14.7

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Freightera

APRIL 28, 2020

Interview with Benoit Montreuil, Professor, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering; Director, Physical Internet Center; Director, Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Interviewed by Eric Beckwitt, Founder and CEO, Freightera. Europe has been aware and active since 2010.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 29, 2019

Rates are cooling off for refrigerated freight across most of the country, but a few hot spots still remain. In the Northeast, there's a lot of action in the Philadelphia market, where produce arrives from South America. McAllen to Atlanta prices also slipped, but that lane may pick up this week in the run-up to Super Bowl Sunday.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 9, 2017

There’s a lot of freight out there for vans right now, and August had a stronger start than any month in more than a year and a half. National average rates recovered 3¢ per mile last week, due to a boom in freight heading into population centers in the Northeast. per mile now, due to a richer mix of load and lane choices.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Two of the easiest places to find a load out were Memphis , with more than 3,000 loads offered on Wednesday alone, and a ratio of 10 loads per truck; and Atlanta , with well over 4,500 loads, at a ratio of 3.9 Higher demand for vans drove load-to-truck ratios up throughout most of North America in the week after Christmas.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 30, 2016

It's easier to find a load in the biggest freight markets, including Chicago - Joliet , Atlanta , Dallas , and Houston , but outbound van rates trended down in most of those markets last week. FLATBED TRENDS: Load-to-truck ratios are high for flatbeds in the Southeast, but rates are drifting down in Atlanta and Memphis.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Van freight didn't see a big boost in the last full week of October, and rates on the 100 highest-traffic lanes were mostly neutral. Atlanta, and Chicago. Rates are based on DAT RateView , with $28 billion in lane rates, updated daily, for 65,000 point-to-point lanes across North America. led to tight capacity and high rates.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 28, 2016

Van Rates Decline in 3 Biggest Freight Markets. Atlanta , Dallas and Houston are the top three markets for load posts on DAT load boards, but outbound van rates are dropping in all three place. DAT TriHaul of the Week, for Reefers: Chicago - Atlanta - Memphis - Chicago. Then find a load from Atlanta to Memphis.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 4, 2016

Spot market freight showed signs of renewed life last week, even though rates slipped lower compared to the week before last. Memphis had more loads last week, as it replaced Houston as the number 3 market for load availability, following Atlanta and Dallas. Those positive signals are usually followed by rate increases.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Freight startup Flexport soars from ‘unsexy’ to $800M valuation (TechCrunch). CX North America Adds Replay Technology to Its Freight Visibility Solutions. As reported by the Star Tribune : Target is extending its next-day delivery of household essentials to eight more major markets, including New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

This Atlanta headquartered technology provider reduces operating costs and expedites delivery for global retail industry leaders that include Walmart , H&M , COS , Coupang and GXO Logistics. Freightos Limited , a global freight booking and payment platform, and Gesher I Acquisition Corp., Freightos Merges With Gesher I SPAC.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2017

The freight recession is over. Energy exploration and fracking petered out, and the accompanying freight dried up. Freight volume and rates finally began to revive in May 2016, and year-over-year volume comparisons turned positive in August. Granted, some big markets like Atlanta and Dallas remained quiet this December.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond @BedBathBeyond Bed Bath & Beyond has discovered a way to save millions of dollars on freight over the next few years, thanks to a new 755,000 square-foot distribution facility slated to open in the fall of 2019. In 2016, the company increased its EBIT in the Americas by 40%, with continued growth.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

July 2015 North American Freight Numbers. It will be available soon in New York, Baltimore, Miami, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Portland. These include freight rating, carrier selection, load tendering and visibility as well as match pay. WTO cites China, U.S., You can work as much or as little as you want.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 10, 2016

All in all, we're seeing positive trends as we get closer to the fall freight season. On the flip side, prices keep falling in Atlanta and Dallas. Florida is in off-season, so if you’re hauling freight into Miami , you’ll need to make your money on the way down.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. Revenue: $74.969 billion (12 months ending March 31, 2020), $74.094 billion (2019) Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, USA CEO: Carol Tome 2. Kuehne + Nagel Inc. Jacobs in 2011.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Statista found that 73 percent of buyers and users of freight transportation and logistics services say the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on their logistics and supply chain operations. Your last-mile freight costs would drop precipitously, as you could now consolidate orders with near perfect efficiency.

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