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Emergency Freight: What Harvey Tells Us About Irma

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Less than ten days after Hurricane Harvey, trucks are already moving freight out of Houston, with almost the same volume as before the storm. Houston is also a major freight hub for rail and sea traffic, as well as trucking, including trade with Mexico by land and with South America and other regions by sea. It's just not safe.

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Storms put damper on spot rates

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Despite an increase in freight volumes, national average rates slipped again last week for vans and reefers. Weather was a factor, with snowstorms affecting a large swath of the country's mid-section last week, from Colorado to the Upper Midwest and beyond. National Average Freight Rates - April to-date. loads per truck.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Same-day delivery is not currently available in Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming, and delivery of orders containing alcohol is currently limited to select stores in Illinois and Florida. The largest U.S.

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21 logistics experts share the most important ingredients in developing an effective logistics strategy

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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.