Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The El Niño weather pattern, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts will be among the strongest on record , is already causing flooding and mudslides in California. That was the central question Matt Castle, Director of Air Freight Services at C.H.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Freight Forwarding Catches Up with Sharm Chelliah. Sharm Chelliah and Joe Lynch discuss the topic, “freight forwarding catches up” which refers to the recent technology advancements made in freight forwarding that has enabled it to offer a customer experience and visibility on par with tech-enabled 3PLs and freight brokers.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Currently, this has not made a substantial impact on the freight market, but we are seeing signs that the industry is beginning to recover. Additionally, according to Freight Waves, “outbound tender rejections have increased week-over-week for the first time since the OTRI peaked at 19.25% on March 28.”. Southeast Logistics.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

To effectively track each state’s progress in reopening and how freight is impacted, we will publish a market update for the coming weeks as the country eases out of lockdowns. . Increases in volumes started climbing this week steadily but still down 10-15% year-over-year according to Freight Waves’ Sonar indexes. .

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 8, 2019

Refrigerated produce freight has been notably absent from the picture, so that likely has some reefers competing for van freight. National Average Freight Rates - April to-date. Los Angeles and Seattle had slight bumps up in pricing, but nothing exceptional. Fresno to Seattle lost 18¢ to $2.36/mi. Reefer: $2.17/mile

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2018

West Coast van freight heated up last week, especially in the Los Angeles market. Even from a great distance, three September storms had an impact on California cargo in mid-October. In mid-September, we were focused on evacuating the Carolinas and diverting trucks and freight away from Hurricane Florence. Blame the weather.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 26, 2019

Flooding in the Midwest closed roads and rail lines, which will impact freight markets for weeks to come. The reefer segment is showing signs of life in California and in the border area of Nogales, AZ. National Average Freight Rates - March to-date. We may need to wait for April for real spring freight to hit.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 23, 2016

Shippers and freight brokers are singing a Merle Haggard classic this week, to their van and reefer BFFs: "L.A. traffic is bad this time of year, but there's a friend of yours in California sure wishes you were here.". VANS - CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'. What's your best state for freight this week? The lane from L.A.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 14, 2019

Seattle to Salt Lake City, Buffalo to Chicago, and various lanes in California all saw the biggest declines in rates. Meanwhile, in this week's, "Where's my freight?!". The national van rate closed at $1.88/mile, mile, a penny above the previous week. Hearing held for bipartisan bill aimed at diesel emissions. Spotify. ,

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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. Seattle to Spokane rates fell 11¢, to $2.67 RISING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2017

We got a welcomed surge of spot market freight to close out July. That would’ve led to more reefer trucks competing for van freight, and the extra capacity kept rates down. That would’ve led to more reefer trucks competing for van freight, and the extra capacity kept rates down. RISING LANES. FALLING LANES.

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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. Other than a small bump from Seattle , L.A.

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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 They had relatively few loads though, so check outbound freight before taking a load into those states. loads per truck on DAT Load Boards. on the spot market.

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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. In general, markets that feed into the Northeast were up, while Denver, Seattle , and rates coming out of the Northeast were down. Out West, L.A.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 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. Seattle is the closest U.S. Rising Rates. Falling Rates.

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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. The reopening of Donner Pass in California and other passes in the Pacific Northwest led to a handful of lanes falling, while very few lanes showed an increase. loads per truck. VAN TRENDS.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 22, 2018

The looser capacity up north were offset by intense demand for dry van freight transportation across the southern band of states, from California through the entire Southeast region last week. California is coming on strong. Los Angeles to Seattle increased 15¢, to $2.90/mile. loads per truck.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 14, 2017

That'll no doubt affect freight movements, with trucks banned from some highways in the Northeast while Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Virginia declare states of emergency. Charlotte joined Atlanta as an early leader ahead of the spring freight season, but the story for the past few weeks has been Houston. FALLING LANES.

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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. The reopening of Donner Pass in California and other passes in the Pacific Northwest led to a handful of lanes falling, while very few lanes showed an increase. loads per truck. VAN TRENDS.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Also, rates might rise again in the final days of the year, as shippers move their last-minute freight before they literally close the book on 2016. It was the height of the produce season in California and elsewhere, and reefers were busiest, so not as many trucks were available to haul van freight. And that was it.

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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 got the biggest boosts out of Memphis, Atlanta and Seattle. Since the freight coming out didn’t pay very well, inbound lanes paid more.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Still, demand for reefer trucks was sky high last week, with volumes up out of big produce markets in California, Texas, and Florida. 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.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 15, 2018

The Midwest and Northeast quieted down, but freight levels are building in California, which has the potential to lift rates nationwide. California produce shipments are ramping up, which affects van traffic. On the top 100 van lanes, the biggest jump was on the intrastate lane from Seattle to Spokane, WA, up 20¢ to $3.13/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2018

Capacity is also starting to loosen in California, Nevada, and Florida, and there were more lanes with significant declines than what we've been seeing in recent weeks. mile – Denver typically trends in the opposite direction of California, and California rates were generally down last week. FALLING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The decline in the national average could be short-lived, too, with volumes surging in California and across other western states, and demand is high on eastbound lanes. There were some big drops in prices out of Seattle , but outbound rates there are still abnormally high. For example, Seattle to Salt Lake City still averages $2.35/mile.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 4, 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. Out West, Seattle to Spokane rose 31¢ to $3.78/mile.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 21, 2018

There’s been a slowdown in Texas, and volumes and rates are falling in Southern California, after frenzied activity a few weeks ago at the port of Los Angeles/Long Beach. RISING RATES Although outbound prices were down in most markets, rates did rise on a handful of regional lanes: Seattle to Eugene, OR jumped up 13¢ to $3.10/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

Truckload capacity on the spot market was already tight before Christmas, but the load-to-truck ratio for dry van freight went through the roof to close the year. Los Angeles to Seattle rose 31¢ to $3.18/mile. Seattle to Eugene, OR , surged 79¢ to $3.63 – way above what this lane usually pays. mile on average.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 22, 2018

Aside from Florida, the southern band of states from California eastward experienced high demand for reefers last week. In California, volume and rates revved up for reefers in Los Angeles , and prices rose for outbound reefer loads in nearby Ontario , as well as the Fresno and Sacramento markets. loads per truck. HOT MARKETS.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Demand for vans continues to heat up on the West Coast, boosting load-to-truck ratios in California, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah. Contract carriers are busy with their regularly scheduled hauls, so a lot of the late-arriving freight gets tendered to brokers and 3PLs. Changes in the ratio often signal impending changes in freight rates.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2018

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. Out West, Seattle to Spokane, WA , bounced back 15¢ to $3.05/mile. Chicago had the biggest uptick in volumes, up 9%.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2018

Reefer load counts stayed high through the second week of January, with temperature-controlled trailers being used in many areas to keep freight from freezing in the cold weather. Prices continued to slide out of Florida and California , with the exception of Sacramento. Ice and snow also caused hazardous road conditions in some areas.

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Freight Plus

JULY 1, 2021

The ILWU is the International Longshore & Warehouse Union and they represent workers from Seattle/Tacoma to Southern California. There are two associations that represent each of the unions-the IWLU and the ILA.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 30, 2018

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 179 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $45 billion in real transactions. California markets had the biggest uptick in prices.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 2, 2017

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. California produce should gain strength in the coming weeks. Van load counts were already up big last week, with an uptick in freight moving out of L.A.

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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. We haven't seen a surge in California shipping as had been anticipated.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 25, 2017

Stockton to Seattle also added 15¢ for $2.18/mile. Even though volumes were down in Florida , the wildfires and evacuations made it more expensive to move freight. Out of California, the lane from Ontario to Seattle was up 30¢ to $2.35/mile. Memphis to Columbus hit $1.89/mile,

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