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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. Atlanta to Tampa was also up to $3.12/mile. RISING LANES.

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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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This Week in Logistics News (March 20-24, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Shipt debuts Costco delivery in Tampa (Tampa Bay Business Journal). January 2017 North American Freight Numbers. Speaking of 3PL-TMS vendor partnerships, Lineage Logistics , a large temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics company, announced a strategic partnership with BluJay Solutions (formerly Kewill/LeanLogistics).

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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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This Week in Logistics News (June 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end, Rob Gronkowski announced his second retirement this week. Amazon announces its first fully autonomous mobile warehouse robot. Amazon has announced its “first fully autonomous mobile robot ,” meant to move large carts throughout its warehouses. The football world will miss you Gronk.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

BluJay Solutions is an integrated SaaS platform with solutions for shippers, LSPs, and Freight Forwarders, which includes transportation management, transportation execution, managed transportation services, and global trade management. The deal is valued at about $1.7 billion, a price that E2open will pay with 72.4