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Freight Rates Adjust to Post-Hurricane Irma Demand

DAT Solutions

We’ve seen a big increase in van freight moving from Atlanta and Charlotte down into the state. Transportation and logistics professionals are urged to contact the American Logistics Aid Network , if you can help provide trucks, trailers, or warehouse space. Charlotte to Lakeland soared 42¢ to $3.32/mile

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Emergency Freight: What Harvey Tells Us About Irma

DAT Solutions

Less than ten days after Hurricane Harvey, trucks are already moving freight out of Houston, with almost the same volume as before the storm. Houston is also a major freight hub for rail and sea traffic, as well as trucking, including trade with Mexico by land and with South America and other regions by sea. It could take months.

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How rate transparency grows SMBs: Introducing the FBA Index

Freightos

Among the over 10,000 small businesses on Freightos.com , the world’s largest digital freight marketplace, many are small eCommerce businesses who use Freightos.com to ship directly to Amazon FBA warehouses and other fulfillment solutions. How does this help importers?

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

DAT Solutions

A lot of the spot market freight volumes that were stalled in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey have started to come back. Last week, Houston's van freight volumes rebounded to 88% of pre-storm levels. That put even more pressure on freight rates, accounting for 3¢ added to the national average for each trailer type.

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Storms and Rising Fuel Costs Put Pressure on Flatbed Rates

DAT Solutions

Spot market capacity had already tightened in the weeks between Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Rates rose across the region, with shippers moving freight out of the way of the coming storm. Baltimore to Charlotte added 36¢ at $1.89 As you can tell in the Hot States Map below, demand for flatbeds was high across the Southeast.

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Advantages of Basing Your Distribution Center in North Carolina

Kanban Logistics

Whether a company requires inbound logistics services or more standard warehousing and distribution services, there are major advantages to basing distribution center operations in North Carolina. Quicker transportation times result in lower freight costs. Advantages of distribution centers in North Carolina.

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Truckload vs LTL: The Right Mode for your Load

Freight Plus

It’s no secret that this has been a challenging year for ground freight. capacity crisis and driver shortage. The first step to knowing you are making the right decisions with your freight is understanding the impact mode can make on cost, speed, and risk. The trucking. WHY THEY ARE DIFFERENT. TL (Truckload / FTL) –.