DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2019

That extra capacity cut the national van load-to-truck ratio nearly in half. Reefer load counts rebounded 25% last week after the New Year’s interruption, but once again there was plenty of capacity to handle the demand. Miami to Baltimore fell another 50¢ to $1.62/mile. Denver to Albuquerque was down 30¢ to $2.04/mile.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Trucking capacity in 2019 is about speed not rates according to industry analysts. ELDs have changed the way that carriers score their partners and shippers with long detention times are losing capacity in the form of time, rejected loads, and partnerships. Amazon’s safety record scrutinized after Baltimore warehouse tragedy.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 14, 2017

View of Winter Storm Stella on the thruway at the New Baltimore, NY Travel Plaza on March 14. If you're relatively new to the freight brokerage business, you may be asking, "How do I find capacity in a snowstorm?" See our recent blog post: California's Weather Impacts Truckload Capacity. Flickr: GovernorAndrewCuomo.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 2, 2019

David Sparkman, head of David Sparkman Consulting, reports, “Empty stores and shopping centers are increasingly being converted into warehouse and e-commerce distribution centers, according to the global industrial real estate firm CBRE, which examined in detail two dozen such projects ranging from southern California to Baltimore.”[2]

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Ocean carriers are also a challenge, as there is not enough capacity – and US imports exceed exports by 40B. And there is a massive challenge with rail capacity due to the shale oil crisis. Truck drivers are also getting older, and a discussion with carrier JB Hunt, reveals that salaries are now over $65K for drivers.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 4, 2018

And like the reefer and dry van segments, flatbed capacity has tightened after the ELD mandate went into effect. Flatbed freight out of Baltimore usually heads to the Northeast and Midwest, and the weather in those regions made those shipments more difficult. That pushed Baltimore rates up 10% higher last week as a result.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Spot market capacity had already tightened in the weeks between Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. RISING LANES: While rates may not have changed drastically in the past month, one thing that’s stood out is the use of Baltimore as an alternative port for the Southeast: The lane from Roanoke to Baltimore averaged of $3.41

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 2, 2016

On the East Coast, choose between Baltimore to the north and Raleigh to the south, or go from one to the other, with a TriHaul (triangular) route to replace the low-priced southbound leg. The lane from Raleigh to Baltimore paid $2.75/mile Find a load from Baltimore to Roanoke, VA. mile last week for flatbeds. That’s $3.54

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

What is to stop individuals from using other gateways in the region such as Baltimore or Washington DC to enter the country? As the demand for PPE has soared manufacturing capacity has become constrained, and some distributors are citing supply concerns. The situation is exacerbated by local stockpiling.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 13, 2018

To get an idea of just how tight capacity has been, reefer truck posts on DAT load boards were down 9% last week compare to the previous week. Florida shows up as dark blue in the Hot States Map above, signaling tight capacity, but that's mostly confined to the middle and upper parts of the state.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Combine all that with the tighter capacity that came about as a result of the ELD mandate going into effect, and you get higher rates out of nearly every major market for refrigerated freight. Reefer rates out of Miami also surged, and the lane to Baltimore added 54¢ to an average of $2.28/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2018

Some of that capacity returned to the spot market last week, but the national average reefer rate is still a very high $2.70/mile. The biggest drop last week was on the lane from Lakeland, FL, to Baltimore , which dropped 69¢ to $2.23/mile. The weather wasn’t the only reason rates stayed high, though.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2018

Reefer capacity is still tight, as the industry continues to adjust to the ELD mandate. Miami to Baltimore dropped 99¢ to $2.39/mile. The combination of the new regulation, bad weather, high demand, and truckers taking time off around the New Year's holiday pushed the national load-to-truck ratio to 25.2

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Cargo ships were re-routed or delayed en route to and from ports from Savannah to Baltimore. loads per truck, with areas of tighter capacity along the West Coast. The ratio is a sensitive, real-time indicator of the balance between demand and capacity. The national load-to-truck ratio for vans held steady last week at 4.7

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

That's led to tight capacity for many flatbed markets, as seen in the load-to-truck ratios in the map below. Roanoke, VA , saw the biggest increases, but prices also rose out of Dallas, Fort Worth, Baltimore and Birmingham. Looking to move flatbed freight? Several major flatbed markets posted big gains last week.

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Multichannel Merchant

JUNE 6, 2022

Walmart said the first facility, opening this summer in Joliet, IL, outside Chicago, will feature an automated, high-density storage system from Knapp, a provider of AI-driven warehouse and robotics and automation that will double both the storage capacity and number of orders processed.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 9, 2019

Truckload capacity remained tight during the first week of 2019, and national average rates increased 3¢ for vans, reefers and flatbeds. That pushed the load-to-truck ratio up 6%, signaling that demand outpaced truckload capacity. Miami to Baltimore slipped 75¢ to a more-normal $2.13/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 11, 2016

Reefer capacity is tight and getting tighter, which adds to pressure on van capacity and rates in the same markets. The Midwest is quiet, however, with weak volume out of Rock Island, IL, as well as Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Baltimore to the east. Flatbed markets in the Midwest and Northeast were quiet last week.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 13, 2017

Refrigerated freight was met with tight capacity last week, with the annual Roadcheck inspection blitz taking many trucks off the road. Miami to Baltimore was down 33¢ to $2.28/mile. That, combined with higher demand out of California, led to some big spikes in reefer rates. Other Florida reefer prices tumbled.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 20, 2015

Freight volume increased slightly for vans on the spot market last week, but truckload capacity increased more, so the national average load-to-truck ratio edged down from 1.9 Look for loads in Buffalo, NY; Harrisburg and Erie, PA; Baltimore, MD; Roanoke and Winchester, VA; and Evansville, IN. loads per truck on DAT Load Boards.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2017

That would’ve led to more reefer trucks competing for van freight, and the extra capacity kept rates down. Lakeland, FL, to Baltimore had a sharp 39¢ drop at $1.46/mile. That led to an uptick in load posts on DAT load boards , but rates didn't respond. Weaker reefer load counts are likely to blame.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 15, 2019

We're also seeing the effects of extra capacity from the record numbers of tractors and trailers ordered last fall. Miami to Baltimore jumped 29¢ to $2.00/mi. 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. Falling rates.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

But this year there's more capacity, both from additional trucks on the road and more efficient use of current equipment. Last week saw strong movements out of Baltimore, Fort Worth, Cleveland and Savannah. Year-over-year, flatbed volumes are up 15-20% in February compared to 2018. Rising Rates.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 7, 2016

Outbound rates increased for flatbed loads originating in Las Vegas , Rock Island , Houston , Oklahoma City , Atlanta , and Pittsburgh , but rates declined in Los Angeles , Dallas , Tampa , and Baltimore. Demand and capacity information is based on load and truck posts from DAT Load Boards.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 17, 2017

With the recent weakness in the long haul van market, all this should add stability by absorbing capacity. Lakeland to Baltimore surged 40¢ to $2.68/mile Miami started to fade last week, but high demand out of Lakeland in Central Florida kept outbound rates in the state from falling too much. mile on average.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 3, 2018

Truck load demand continued to outpace capacity in the Southeast, leading to higher prices out of Atlanta. Miami to Baltimore had an unexpected rebound, up 55¢ to $2.70. mile, the national average spot rate for reefers was also 11¢ higher than the average shipper contract rate.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 31, 2017

Freight patterns showed increased retail trade ahead of Memorial Day weekend, and since some drivers finished the week up early ahead of the holiday weekend, capacity also tightened. The average length of haul for produce shipments was longer last week, which soaked up extra capacity. Miami to Baltimore was up 35¢ to $2.63/mile.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

That may have caused reefer trucks to spill over into van capacity out in Charlotte , with the extra competition driving down outbound van rates. Miami to Baltimore also jumped up 21¢ to $1.75/mile. A mid-March freeze killed a lot of fruit in Georgia and the Carolinas , which has affected reefer load counts.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

That may have caused reefer trucks to spill over into van capacity out in Charlotte , with the extra competition driving down outbound van rates. Miami to Baltimore also jumped up 21¢ to $1.75/mile. A mid-March freeze killed a lot of fruit in Georgia and the Carolinas , which has affected reefer load counts.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 4, 2017

The tighter capacity led to a 21¢ spike on the lane from Lakeland to Charlotte at $1.68/mile. Miami volumes were up, but there was no trouble finding trucks on the lane to Baltimore , so rates dropped 14¢ Fewer reefers competing for van freight helped lift the van load-to-truck ratio, though. mile last week.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

A number of factors have led to loose capacity, though, which has kept rates from going up. Raleigh to Baltimore also paid 32¢ better on average at $2.61/mile, The steady decline in van and reefer rates over the course of several weeks left a lot of people wondering whether or not the freight recession really was over.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 15, 2016

Rates slipped another 10¢ out of Miami , despite a big bump in volume on the lanes from Miami to Baltimore and from Miami to Atlanta. Daily maps, along with detailed information on demand, capacity, rates and TriHaul route suggestions for individual markets and lanes, can be found in the DAT Power load board.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2024

America’s East Coast, alternative ports continue to handle the rerouting away from the Port of Baltimore without reports of significant congestion or with increases in freight rates. In air cargo, B2C e-commerce demand out of China continues to be the biggest driver of strong volumes, tighter capacity and upward pressure on rates to N.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

These ships, which have a combined maximum carrying capacity nearly 10 times that of the newly freed Ever Given, are carrying tens of thousands of boxes holding millions of dollars’ worth of washing machines, medical equipment, and consumer electronics. Unfortunately, this week, those plans hit a little bit of snag.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 8, 2021

In an article in t he Politico, the (somewhat) obvious point is made that the Biden administration is finally recognizing that there is not enough manufacturing capacity in the US to produce booster shots that will be needed to combat the new onslaught of variants coming out of Brazil, the UK, and even New York and California.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 26, 2015

Truck capacity increased, too, so the national average load-to-truck ratio declined from 12.8 Daily maps, along with detailed information on demand, capacity and rates for individual markets and lanes, can be found in DAT Power Load Boards and in DAT RateView. loads per truck on DAT Load Boards.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 14, 2015

In February, the company, founded in 1968 in Brooklyn and later moved to Baltimore by Greenblatt, announced a new expansion. With the cost of doing business overseas increasing steadily as wages and other operating costs continue to rise, many companies are reshoring their production capacity to the U.S.A.

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