Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

On the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, where the remains of a 200-year-old canal built to connect Cleveland with Cincinnati snake around new warehouse parks, a modern tributary of the global economy widens a little more with each planeload of goods that roars down its runways. International freight being unloaded at Rickenbacker airport.

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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. Van volumes are actually up compared to where they were at this time last year, but that has been met with increased capacity. loads per truck.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 12, 2018

Last week was the annual inspection blitz, Roadcheck, which typically leads to tighter capacity and higher rates because a lot of truckers take that week off. This year, capacity was already tight from Memorial Day week, so the Roadcheck effect was even more pronounced. Columbus to Chicago rose 22¢ to $2.62/mile,

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2019

That extra capacity cut the national van load-to-truck ratio nearly in half. Plus, freight moves are less urgent at this time of year, so prices down were across the country. Columbus to Buffalo was the biggest increase, up 14¢ to $3.41/mile. Houston to Oklahoma City rose 13¢ to $2.18/mile.

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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.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2018

That could have been a contributing factor to the tighter reefer truckload capacity that we saw last week, with truck posts on DAT load boards down 5% for reefers. Dallas to Columbus , up 13¢ to $3.15/mile. That's not nearly as dramatic as the drop in truck posts we saw back in December, when the mandate first went into effect.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

As many parts of the Southeast deal with flooding as a result of Hurricane Florence, the transportation industry is re-adjusting to recovery mode, as demand for emergency freight shipped to the area will increase in the coming days. But generally, there was enough early warning that truckload capacity wasn’t impacted.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 17, 2018

Volumes rose on the top 100 van lanes, but the extra truckload capacity kept prices in check, at least for now. Rates were down out of Buffalo, but prices jumped up on a couple inbound lanes: Columbus, OH, to Buffalo was up 24¢ to an average of $3.84/mile. RISING LANES. Charlotte to Buffalo rose 20¢ to $2.98/mile.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 13, 2018

That extra capacity has taken some of the pressure off of pricing. Freight rates have steadily declined since the Fourth of July, but they're still high. There isn’t much urgency for long-haul freight at this time of year, so a lot of shipping has moved over to rail. Rates held up the best out of the Midwest.

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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. Buffalo to Columbus dropped 12¢ to $2.09/mile.

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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

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Van freight availability rebounded 3% on the spot market last week , and truck posts increased 2%. Texas had less freight than usual, and a lot more trucks, especially in the Dallas area during the GATS Expo. Rates are derived from DAT RateView , and are based on actual rate agreements between freight brokers and carriers.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Volumes for the top van markets rebounded 5% last week, as shippers moved freight out the door before month’s end. All the extra freight in Los Angeles has created more urgency, though, so more of those loads are ending up on trucks instead of trains, and the average spot rate rose 13¢ to $1.69/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 15, 2018

Volumes are as strong as they've been all year, and capacity is tight across the southern half of the country. The Midwest and Northeast quieted down, but freight levels are building in California, which has the potential to lift rates nationwide. Lower prices out of Columbus , OH, balanced against higher rates on some inbound lanes.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 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. Chicago to Columbus dipped 8¢ to $2.39/mi. Rising rates.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 15, 2018

That's just a little more than two weeks away, and the end of March is also the end of the first quarter, when shippers typically accelerate freight movements to close their books on a high note. Buffalo to Columbus was up 20¢ to $2.36/mile. Memphis to Columbus lost 37¢ to $2.28/mile. Hot Markets. Not So Hot.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 4, 2018

But capacity has gotten tighter across the country, and on the top 100 van lanes, 63 had higher rates. Retail shipments pushed rates higher out of Columbus, and Seattle pricing improved, offsetting some of the falling rates in California. Columbus to Buffalo , up 31¢ to $3.99/mile. Rising lanes. That lane paid $2.85/mile

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Contract carriers are busy with their regularly scheduled hauls, so a lot of the late-arriving freight gets tendered to brokers and 3PLs. The map depicts outbound load-to-truck ratios by state, for dry van freight. The load-to-truck ratio is a sensitive, real-time indicator of the balance between demand and capacity.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

But so far, truckload capacity hasn't shown many signs of loosening, so prices have stayed elevated even after the initial spikes in rates caused by the storms. Prices rose the most out of Columbus and Buffalo , with significant increases on 4 major lanes out of Buffalo. Buffalo to Columbus was also up 31¢ to $2.21/mile.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2018

Normally there’s a lull after the end of Q1 after shippers have rushed to push freight out the door before month's end. It’s hard to say exactly what caused capacity to tighten, but April 1 marked another ELD deadline. Volumes for dry van freight were mostly flat last week compared to the previous week.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

If capacity tightens the way that it did when the mandate started in December, prices could spike again. Just when capacity gets tight, demand is expected to surge. The first quarter closes on Saturday, March 31, and shippers will be in a rush to move freight before the weekend. ratio in Atlanta and 6.0 in Charlotte.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Truckload capacity has loosened in recent weeks, so prices have begun to normalize after months of rising van rates. Not many big increases last week: The biggest was Columbus to Buffalo , up ▲15¢ to $3.24/mile. Freight movements shifted southward after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, leading to elevated rates out of the Northeast.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Both those markets are distribution hubs for e-commerce, which has stretched the traditional holiday retail freight season well into December. Winter weather in the Upper Midwest and Northeast is also leading to tighter capacity and higher prices in those regions. Van rates on the lane from Columbus to Allentown have averaged $2.96

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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. Memphis to Columbus was up 17¢ to $1.94/mile. Volumes in Birmingham are still soft, except for local freight. Out West, L.A.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Spot market freight has stabilized in recent weeks, and last week we saw load-to-truck ratios rise for every trailer type. For one, lackluster contract freight volumes has led to more contract carriers putting trucks on the spot market, and the extra capacity has kept rates from rising in many places. RISING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 14, 2016

Retail freight is driving rates up in Memphis and Columbus , especially on lanes heading into the Northeast. Reefer freight is also looking up , but geographic shifts are underway. Columbus is heating up, and loads from there to Philadelphia paid $2.65/mile mile last week. Unfortunately, the backhaul only paid $1.25/mile.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The tight capacity pushed spot market van rates higher across much of the country, as prices rose on 58 of the top 100 van lanes. Retail freight is expected to be more plentiful this year, and port traffic is way up. Last week’s biggest increase was on the lane from Columbus to Buffalo, up 30¢ more for an average of $3.46/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 7, 2016

Atlanta is the top market for load posts on DAT Load Boards , and tighter capacity has led to higher rates there. Retail shipments also kept pace after Memorial Day and boosted prices on these lanes: Columbus to Buffalo paid 24¢ better at $2.62/mile. Chicago to Detroit rose 18¢ to $2.47/mile mile on average.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 30, 2018

As a result, there were fewer trucks available last week, and the tighter truck load capacity pushed rates higher across much of the country. Memphis to Columbus added 27¢ at $2.84/mile. Many truckers adjusted their schedules ahead of Memorial Day to avoid running out of hours and getting stuck away from home on the long weekend.

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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. The imbalance between demand and capacity increased pressure on van rates, which rose on 74 of the top 100 van lanes in the U.S. improvements out of Columbus caused rates on the Atlanta to Columbus lane to dip 17¢ to $2.23

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 26, 2018

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 270 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $45 billion in real transactions. mile (however, the lane from Columbus to Buffalo rose 21¢).

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Van demand rose 11% last week, in the end-of-quarter rush , and truck capacity tightened by 2.9%. Daily maps, along with detailed information on demand, capacity and rates for individual markets and lanes, can be found in DAT Power Load Boards and in DAT RateView. TriHaul: Columbus - Philadelphia - Pittsburgh.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 24, 2018

Spot rates are trending down for reefer freight, due to hot weather in Southern California. Capacity is also beginning to loosen up. Capacity remains tight in some key markets around the country, as a seasonal transition is underway. The ratio is a sensitive, real-time indicator of the balance between demand and capacity.

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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. Still, rates rose on 76 of those lanes, so the higher prices were a result of tighter capacity and perhaps the urgency to move loads before the end of the year.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The looser truckload capacity led to lower national averages for van and reefer rates, interrupting what had been seven straight weeks of increases. But capacity is only "loose" when compared to recent weeks. While inbound rates were generally up in Buffalo, the lane from Columbus to Buffalo dropped 33¢ to $3.09/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 30, 2016

Freight availability is starting to improve, after a long, quiet winter. This Hot States Map shows that outbound load volume was high in the Southeast last week, and truck capacity was low. Daily maps in DAT Power and DAT RateView show the load-to-truck ratio for 149 individual freight markets in the U.S. Columbus pays $1.51.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2018

As expected, the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate has made trucks harder to find, while winter storms and truckers taking time off for New Year's Day made capacity even tighter last week. The biggest increase was on the lane from Columbus to Buffalo, which rose 48¢ to $3.69/mile, FALLING LANES. A few examples: L.A.

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