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How the best shippers manage capacity challenges

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Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. Especially with the ELD mandate, we need to inform our suppliers and distribution centers that their receiving hour window may no longer be conducive to transporting freight. Here's what they had to say.

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How the best shippers manage capacity challenges

DAT Solutions

Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. Especially with the ELD mandate, we need to inform our suppliers and distribution centers that their receiving hour window may no longer be conducive to transporting freight. Here's what they had to say.

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Where Does Most Cargo Theft Happen?

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Speaking to freight brokers at the DAT User Conference in Portland, OR, Lewis said that increased awareness of the problem has helped to combat theft, and due diligence by brokers plays a role. He has 20 years of experience in transportation logistics, and is also a former law-enforcement officer and detective.

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Have Spot Market Rates Bottomed Out?

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The cities with tight capacity include Memphis, Rock Island, IL, and Portland, OR. Falling fuel rates resulted in lower fuel surcharges, allowing shippers to grant increases in line haul rates, while cutting overall transportation budgets. I did a survey of hot markets in the U.S., those with a load-to-truck ratio above 2.5

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Broker Avoids Ransomware Disaster

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Rob LaForte, owner of Columbia Fresh Transportation Services. The conference was held in Portland, Oregon, a short distance from his brokerage, Columbia Fresh Transportation Services. "At Rob LaForte's holiday break didn't last long.