Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Planes, Cranes, and Barges: How America Is Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos. Rickenbacker International Airport was a bustling hub for air freight well before the pandemic—a day’s truck drive to half of the U.S. International freight being unloaded at Rickenbacker airport. a digital freight forwarder. Brendan Murray.

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The more shelf space you land and expand at a retailer, the more freight you’ll be delivering. The Columbus, OH-based 3PL has witnessed firsthand how using logistics strategically can lead brands to category domination. Simply put, freight optimization facilitates the ability to land and expand on the shelf and win category leadership.

Cost Reduction Strategies 81

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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. One example is the lane from Columbus to Buffalo.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Both those markets are distribution hubs for e-commerce, which has stretched the traditional holiday retail freight season well into December. A lot of holiday freight heading into the Northeast ends up in distribution centers in Allentown, PA, which has led to higher inbound rates there. Van loads heading from L.A.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 4, 2016

It’s currently the number 1 market for van load posts on DAT load boards , with a lot of freight moving eastward. Columbus is a hub for retail distribution centers, and lane rates last week for L.A. to Columbus were also the highest they’ve been in a year, at $1.59/mile. VAN TRENDS. mile on average for the past week.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 256 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $60 billion in real transactions. Oil-related freight movements from Houston are definitely in a lull.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Freight volume AND RATES got a healthy boost last week for all equipment types. You can expect to find good van freight at good rates well into September. Southbound rates are up all over, from Oregon to the big freight markets in the Mid-Atlantic States. Chicago and Columbus continued to pick up steam last week.

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