Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

Still easy to cover for all markets except outbound south Texas and Florida to the northeast as capacity out of these markets is harder to come by. . South Texas is heating up for outbound volume and capacity has tightened in response. This sentiment is a result of increased volume and more limited capacity in the region. .

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Some mornings I would ride my rocket ship, evading asteroids and alien cruisers along the way, and I would barely make it to school on time (I mean, the space station), with just enough fuel to make a safe landing. Acquires enVista’s Capacity Solutions Brokerage Division. Astronaut — it’s what I wanted to be when I grew up.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 1, 2018

Those declines could be a temporary blip, though, because volumes are showing signs that spring shipping season has sprung. There were strong gains in 5 of the top 6 van markets, which could start to chip away at some of the excess truckload capacity that’s been building on the spot market lately. mile on average.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 9, 2019

Truckload capacity remained tight during the first week of 2019, and national average rates increased 3¢ for vans, reefers and flatbeds. That pushed the load-to-truck ratio up 6%, signaling that demand outpaced truckload capacity. The three largest price increases last week came out of Denver.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Expect the seasonal pressure to continue through much of November, as a massive typhoon in Hong Kong caused scheduling delays on inbound ships at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the arrival point for 49% of Asian imports. The load-to-truck ratio is a sensitive, real-time indicator of the balance between demand and capacity.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 5, 2018

In years past, Roadcheck has led to tighter capacity and higher rates, with some truckers taking the week off and others losing driving time due to the inspections. This year, rates are already elevated, and capacity is already tight. Last week included Memorial Day, and truck load demand outpaced capacity.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 13, 2018

That extra capacity has taken some of the pressure off of pricing. Prices are still well above last year’s pace, though, and that still suggests that the fall shipping season will be a busy one. There isn’t much urgency for long-haul freight at this time of year, so a lot of shipping has moved over to rail.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2018

Reefer capacity is still tight, as the industry continues to adjust to the ELD mandate. Nogales, AZ , was the only produce-shipping market to post any big rate increases last week, as many others were down significantly. Miami, Denver, Sacramento and Lakeland, FL , all experienced sharp drops last week.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Cargo ships were re-routed or delayed en route to and from ports from Savannah to Baltimore. Ships in and near Hong Kong were delayed, which caused a disruption of traffic at the top U.S. 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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DAT Solutions

APRIL 4, 2017

to Denver paid 10¢ better at $1.77. Did you know that California ships 87% of the strawberries in the U.S.? Berries started moving out of Santa Maria in late February, and Ventura County is gearing up for peak shipping season. The tighter capacity led to a 21¢ spike on the lane from Lakeland to Charlotte at $1.68/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 17, 2017

Denver to Houston also fell11¢ to just $1.00/mile. That comes despite uneven production out of Florida , shipping gaps in California , and a drop in volumes in markets near the Mexican border. With the recent weakness in the long haul van market, all this should add stability by absorbing capacity. mile on average.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

So far, freight trends in February suggests that spot market capacity shortfalls as a result of the ELD mandate have had a stronger impact than economic conditions on van rates. We probably have at least another week or two of falling prices before trends reverse at the start of the spring shipping season. RISING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

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. Also, some ships may have been re-routed from Houston to East Coast ports, so that will add to the pressure in port cities and regional hubs. per mile.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

The West Coast is starting to see the freight that shipped from China after the Chinese New Year celebrations ended. port for those ships, and that freight was already being loaded onto trucks last week. Dallas to Denver fell 10¢ to $2.03/mi. Rising Rates. Seattle is the closest U.S. loads per truck. FLATBED TRENDS.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2017

That would’ve led to more reefer trucks competing for van freight, and the extra capacity kept rates down. Columbus, OH, had spikes on a pair of lanes shipping into the Northeast, which is unusual for this time of year: Columbus to Buffalo was up 17¢ to $2.79/mile. Sacramento to Denver was up 26¢ to $2.55/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 25, 2017

That's means there are more trucks from big carriers available on the spot market, and the extra capacity pushed rates down on a lot of high-traffic lanes last week. Just like with vans, it may be a case of less contract freight moving, which has led to more capacity on the spot market. HOT MARKETS. HOT MARKETS.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2023

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.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 26, 2016

You can pop-up capacity when and where you need it. The additional capacity is helping them compete with Amazon’s delivery speed and improve customer satisfaction. Denver, Colorado. Retailers have been popping-up distribution space to add capacity for years, but it has been a clunky and expensive process. Dallas, Texas.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2017

Instead, rates and volumes shot up in places like Memphis and Columbus, both associated with e-commerce fulfillment, and even Denver and Seattle exhibited unusually robust rates and shipping patterns. Further, an ongoing slowdown in fleet additions by the largest carriers may lead to tighter truck capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Robots outnumber human workers in this autonomous truck yard north of Denver. Earlier this week, Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business, said that the company is poised to become the largest US package delivery service by early 2022, overtaking longstanding shipping rivals UPS and FedEx. That’s all for this week.

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FLEXE

MAY 25, 2017

You can pop-up capacity when and where you need it. The additional capacity and fulfillment services are helping them compete with Amazon’s delivery speed and improve customer satisfaction. Denver, Colorado. On-demand fulfillment is a way for retailers to add fulfillment centers quickly. Seattle, Washington. Dallas, Texas.

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6 River Systems

JULY 3, 2020

For instance, conveyor systems are bulky and fixed in place, so warehouses with conveyor systems often must design the warehouse layout around this infrastructure while allocating adequate space for other warehouse functions, such as sortation and packaging and shipping. Plan for the flow from production to packaging to shipping.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 26, 2016

You can pop-up capacity when and where you need it. The additional capacity is helping them compete with Amazon’s delivery speed and improve customer satisfaction.</h3></blockquote> Retailers have been popping-up distribution space to add capacity for years, but it has been a clunky and expensive process.</p>

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