Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

I gave thanks when the Patriots jet—championed by Mass General and Robert Kraft (owner of the Patriots)—landed in Boston with a million masks. Model Local Market Trends. Border crossings will be tough, and the infrastructure for the ocean and air freight tumultuous. China was the source of over 90% of PPE.) The answer?

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 279 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $57 billion in real transactions. Allentown to Boston : $3.96/mile, Boston to Allentown : $2.14/miles,

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

A new report from the Food Marketing Institute and Boston Consulting Group highlights the effects increased demand had on organizations in the CPG marketplace. It illustrates the trends that plagued shippers throughout the past several quarters. Since the first quarter of 2020, CPG logistics costs have risen by 37% to an average of $1.71

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Freight rates have been in decline since the calendar flipped to 2019. DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 256 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $60 billion in real transactions.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 28, 2014

The personal protective equipment (PPE) – shipped by our team of doctors and logisticians in Boston [1] – is destined for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Liberia, which will then distribute supplies to locations at the front lines of the health crisis such as JFK Memorial Hospital in Monrovia.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

mile, down 2¢ DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 279 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $57 billion in real transactions. VAN TRENDS. REEFER TRENDS.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

I’m at Heathrow airport waiting to board my flight back to Boston, which is delayed by over an hour so far. Amazon Looking to License or Acquire Freight-Management Technology (WSJ-sub. Kewill Introduces SOLAS-Compliant Freight Forwarding Solution by Integrating INTTRA eVGM Service. E-Commerce Drives Surge in U.S.

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TMC

APRIL 13, 2017

There are multiple factors at play that are driving the latest technology innovations, including increased demand, supply chain complexity, longer and shorter supply chains, multi-leg shipments, rapid fire replenishment, final mile, and the overall trend of urbanization. Population growth and new supply chain technology drive the change.

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TMC

APRIL 13, 2017

There are multiple factors at play that are driving the latest technology innovations, including increased demand, supply chain complexity, longer and shorter supply chains, multi-leg shipments, rapid fire replenishment, final mile, and the overall trend of urbanization. Population growth and new supply chain technology drive the change.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

The bunker has been trending on the low side and is expected to continue this way through 2016—good news for ocean carriers, as bunker fuel is by far one of their largest operational costs. Bunker Cost. Driven by U.S. Free Time and Chassis.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 8, 2018

April is in the rearview, and so is a recent trend of falling spot market rates. Produce season is also kicking into high gear in many reefer markets, which affects dry van freight. Philadelphia to Boston down 17¢ to $3.81/mile. When reefer load counts are low, those trucks will sometimes haul van loads.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Freight rates have been in decline since the calendar flipped to 2019. DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 256 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $60 billion in real transactions.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

July 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index Report for August 2014. 3PL Supply Chain & Logistics Trends This Week in News Transportation Management Systems C.H. CSX Launches Industry’s First On-Demand Mobile Application to Enhance Railroad Incident Response. Robinson Opens New German Office.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 5, 2015

Boston Consulting Group research shows 1.2 Most manufacturing facilities are trending toward 5S/lean manufacturing as part of their efforts to improve manufacturing processes, enabling quicker, more efficient production and lowering overall costs. million robots are expected to be deployed across manufacturing facilities in the U.S.

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TMC

APRIL 13, 2017

There are multiple factors at play that are driving the latest technology innovations, including increased demand, supply chain complexity, longer and shorter supply chains, multi-leg shipments, rapid fire replenishment, final mile, and the overall trend of urbanization. Population growth and new supply chain technology drive the change.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

Trucks can’t get in or out of Houston , which is a huge freight hub – it’s the number 1 source of loads for flatbeds, thanks to the oil and gas industry, and one of the top 5 or 6 markets for both van and reefer freight. Philadelphia to Boston rates rose 25¢ to $3.53 RISING LANES.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Part of its analysis is based on the recent strike preparation among freight rails that took place in September before a last-minute deal was reached, which caused a drop of 1,975 carloads. In one measure of the trend, the industrial real estate firm Tishman Speyer this week launched a joint venture with Mitsui Fudosan America (MFA), the U.S.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2017

The number of loads available on the spot market last month was also up more than 100% compared to February 2016, which is a pretty good sign that the freight recession really is over. Rates are still low in some places, but in general, things are trending upward. The freight market in L.A. REEFER TRENDS. FLATBED TRENDS.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

Rapid temperature cycling due to crazy Boston weather. Delivery Connect is designed to manage the movement of freight from the shipper to the end receiver, including scanning, proof of delivery (PoD), exception management, cross dock and in-depot activities through to job dispatch, customer service and reporting. How did it happen?

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DAT Solutions

JULY 5, 2017

HOT MARKETS: The biggest changes last week were in California, where reefer freight finally started to move out of Fresno and Sacramento in serious quantities, but load counts fell sharply in L.A. Reefer loads from the Northern New Jersey port of Elizabeth to Boston paid 29¢ less at $3.14 and Ontario.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Coupa’s stock trended down 7 percent on the news of this acquisition. Founded in 2000, Germany based Transporeon provides a digital freight platform the supports more than 1,200 shippers, 100 large retailers, and over 120,000 logistics services providers and carriers. billion in October 2020.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 28, 2017

Volumes have slowly been getting stronger in California , and that’ll eventually start to draw in trucks that are currently competing for freight farther east. Van trends were otherwise in a holding pattern for the most part last week. Texas has been strong in general, and rates out of Dallas trended up last week.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 15, 2019

Despite an increase in freight volumes, national average rates slipped again last week for vans and reefers. National Average Freight Rates - April to-date. National Average Freight Rates - April to-date. VAN TRENDS. REEFER TRENDS. Fresno to Boston gained 19¢ to $2.23/mi. loads per truck. Reefer: $2.15/mile

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

To reiterate that reshoring is more than just hype and a very important topic for us to consider the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study found that 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. Most of them, however, never left our shores.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 29, 2019

Expectations of a post-Easter rebound failed to materialize in reefer produce freight last week. REEFER TRENDS. Reefer freight volumes were up double-digit percentage points coming out of Sacramento , Chicago , Elizabeth, NJ, and Lakeland, FL. Miami to Boston also rose 19¢ to $2.19/mi. Rising rates. Falling rates.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 11, 2019

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 256 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $60 billion in real transactions. VAN TRENDS. REEFER TRENDS. loads per truck. mile last week.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2018

We had a turnaround in van trends last week, reversing course from the declines we’ve been seeing since mid-January. Some of that could be due to shippers needing to move freight before the end of the month, so we’ll have to wait and see if van rates have actually turned the corner.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Reefer activity picked up after Thanksgiving, but not nearly as much as dry van freight. Right now, retail and e-commerce are driving trends in the transportation industry, which has lifted van rates, but prices fell on a lot of the major reefer lanes. Elizabeth, NJ, to Boston rose 28¢ to $4.43. Falling Lanes.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 5, 2017

The combination boosted demand, as shippers wanted to move freight out the door before the end of June. Rates continued to trend up sharply this week, which might reflect just how much more shippers had to pay to get their loads moved before July 4th. Allentown to Boston rates were up 18¢ to an average of $3.44 per mile.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Reefer volumes have fallen, though, and that's also kept van rates in check since reefer trucks compete for van freight during slow periods. VAN TRENDS. REEFER TRENDS. The nationwide trends of locally sourced fresh produce or alternate sourcing may be part of the explanation for lower reefer volumes. loads per truck.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Reefer volumes have fallen, though, and that's also kept van rates in check since reefer trucks compete for van freight during slow periods. VAN TRENDS. REEFER TRENDS. The nationwide trends of locally sourced fresh produce or alternate sourcing may be part of the explanation for lower reefer volumes. loads per truck.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 15, 2018

After getting off to a hot start in May, van trends took a slight dip last week in terms of truck load s and rates. The Midwest and Northeast quieted down, but freight levels are building in California, which has the potential to lift rates nationwide. That's still coming from an elevated level, though.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 21, 2018

Reefer freight volumes continue to slip lower, but fall harvests should start to reverse the falling trend and add some stability to rates in the coming weeks. Overall on the top reefer lanes, freight volumes were down 6%, but the market is recovering its equilibirum on a national level. LOAD-TO-TRUCK RATIO RECEDES.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 23, 2018

Some of that demand could have been due to re-scheduling of contract freight after snow and ice shut down bridges and highway on-ramps. Philadelphia to Boston rates rose 35¢ to an average of $3.40/mile, These are typical trends for mid-January. The energy sector also remains hot, which pushed prices higher out of Houston.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

That loss can be attributed to competition from the railroads, as overall shipments are up slightly year over year, but more shippers have shifted freight over to rail intermodal. We probably have at least another week or two of falling prices before trends reverse at the start of the spring shipping season.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 18, 2017

This past April 1st, it snowed over 6 inches here in Boston. It was a cruel April Fools’ joke, but not as cruel as April 1, 1997 when a blizzard dumped more than 21 inches of snow here. It was my first winter back in the Northeast after living in the desert (Tempe, AZ) for more than 5 years.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2016

The bunker has been trending on the low side and is expected to continue this way through 2016—good news for ocean carriers, as bunker fuel is by far one of their largest operational costs. Bunker Cost. Driven by U.S. While we hope they don’t occur, historically there have been some undue disruptions. Free Time and Chassis.

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