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October Flatbed Rates Were Highest of the Year

DAT Solutions

Volumes were up and down over the course of the month, though, as markets adjusted to constantly changing demand. Atlanta rates were down in general, but the lane to Baltimore climbed to $2.95/mile The biggest declines for the month were on lanes out of Raleigh and Baltimore. Roanoke, VA, to Harrisburg, PA, surged to $3.41/mile.

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Flatbed freight regains footing in December

DAT Solutions

That changed in December, as prices reversed course at a time when business is usually slow for flatbed carriers. FALLING Seasonally, we expect cold weather to lead to lower flatbed rates and volumes, and that was true for Baltimore last week. Flatbed carriers didn't hear a lot of good news in the second half of 2018. Memphis to St.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, the company warned officials in Maryland that it plans to close two delivery stations next month in Hanover and Essex, near Baltimore, that employ more than 300 people. 2, the SNS has shipped more than 800,000 vials of Jynneos and more than 37,000 courses of TPOXX nationwide. As of Sept.

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Greg Javor: “Our mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit”

Supply Chain Movement

Greg Javor, along with a number of other new executives, was drafted in to help re-set the course. My first job was a warehouse supervisor trainee for a public warehouse (nowadays a 3PL), in Baltimore, Maryland. I progressed and spent five years in operations and five years in sales and general management.

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Extra capacity takes a bite out of prices

DAT Solutions

Of course, for a lot of trucking companies, the work week can easily last six or seven days, but either way, one thing that the activity on the DAT Load Board told us last week was that pretty much everyone was back to working full time. Miami to Baltimore fell another 50¢ to $1.62/mile.

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Is the Freight Recession Really Over?

DAT Solutions

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. Raleigh to Baltimore also paid 32¢ better on average at $2.61/mile, A month later, others analysts from around the industry started to come to the same conclusion.

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Spring Came Early in These Freight Markets

DAT Solutions

It’s not much, but reefer rates reversed course last week, which is good news considering the steady string of declines we had been seeing. The biggest gains were in Atlanta, Memphis, and Baltimore. That lane competes a lot with rail, which also keeps the rates down. REEFER TRENDS. Volumes surged out of Miami.