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Logistics Market Stays Flat as May Begins

Zipline Logistics

Re frigerated freight out of California to the region has been difficult to book with limited capacity. . Moving freight into Seattle, Ontario, California, and Denver , Colorado markets should pick up. Shipping in or out of Alabama should be close to normal. . Shipping to or from Colorado should not be restricted. .

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

Produce shipping is showing signs of strengthening and should begin building activity for the remainder of the month before leveling off in June. Refrigerated inbound freight from California is currently difficult to book with limited capacity. Shipping in or out of Alabama should be back to pre-pandemic difficulty. Connecticut.

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Delayed Produce Could Lead to a Busy May

DAT Solutions

The end of the month didn’t bring the upward bump that we typically see when shippers try to move goods before closing their books. We’re hearing a lot about shipping gaps in California due to delays in planting because of an unusually wet winter, which explains the flat reefer volumes last week. FALLING LANE RATES.

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How to Protect Shipments from Freezing Temperatures

Freight Center

As a rule of thumb, remember the freight shipping industry recognizes November 1 st through April 30 th as “freeze protection season” or the time period freeze protection services will be most in demand. Your third-party shipping solutions provider can easily help determine which freeze protection services are best for your freight shipment.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Black Friday is in the books, and unsurprisingly, it was a big one. Top gift purchases over the weekend included clothing and, toys, gift cards / certificates, books / music / movies / video games, and electronics. Robots outnumber human workers in this autonomous truck yard north of Denver. That is certainly a lot of shopping.

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20 warehouse professionals and business leaders reveal the single most important first step when designing a warehouse layout

6 River Systems

For instance, conveyor systems are bulky and fixed in place, so warehouses with conveyor systems often must design the warehouse layout around this infrastructure while allocating adequate space for other warehouse functions, such as sortation and packaging and shipping. Plan for the flow from production to packaging to shipping.