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Van freight gears up for the holidays

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The load-to-truck ratio is a sensitive, real-time indicator of the balance between demand and capacity. The threatened strike by UPS Freight (LTL) may already be causing shippers to divert their cargo to other channels. Los Angeles to Denver also increased 14¢ to $3.21/mile. loads per truck. Pressure is Building.

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Asian imports turn up the heat for vans on the West Coast

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Ships arrived late, and containers were unloaded and drayed to warehouses late, so that cargo is finally heading east and north. The load-to-truck ratio is a sensitive, real-time indicator of the balance between demand and capacity. to Chicago , Dallas , Phoenix , and Denver. Denver to Oklahoma City plummeted 24¢ to $1.38/mile.

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L.A. freight gets a tailwind from hurricanes and typhoons

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Even from a great distance, three September storms had an impact on California cargo in mid-October. Cargo ships were re-routed or delayed en route to and from ports from Savannah to Baltimore. loads per truck, with areas of tighter capacity along the West Coast. Denver to Albuquerque got a 7¢ increase, to $2.18/mile.

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Here's How Hurricanes Irma and Harvey Have Affected Van Freight

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That doesn’t mean that everything is the same as before – some cargo is not moving at all, and other types of freight are moving in higher volume because of pent-up demand. In the meantime, truck capacity was already getting tight on the spot market last week, boosting national load-to-truck ratios for both vans and flatbeds.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

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Congratulations to the Las Vegas Golden Knights and Denver Nuggets. In the coming year, over half of supply chain organizations plan to accelerate technology adoption (57 percent) as well as hire more drivers and increase delivery capacity (55 percent). And now on to this week’s logistics news.