Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 26, 2023
Target is increasing its use of larger delivery vehicles in markets served by its sortation centers, improving capacity and creating more efficient routes, executive vice president and COO John Mulligan said on an earnings call last week. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers.
DAT Solutions
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
Just like with dry van freight , reefer capacity tightened in the first week of November, meaning that shippers and brokers had a harder time finding trucks to move those reefer loads. Chicago to Minneapolis also climbed 21¢ to $2.76/mile. That pushed rates higher in many areas, especially out of Chicago and California.
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DAT Solutions
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
Outbound volumes from Houston also fell 73%, but the rearrangement of supply chains, the difficulty of shipping in the flooded region, and increased seasonal demand in other parts of the country combined to create pockets of tight capacity that put extra pressure on truckload rates. per mile.
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. Green Bay to Minneapolis also jumped up 48¢ to $3.49/mile Nogales to Los Angeles surged to $3.36/mile.
Supply Chain Movement
JUNE 11, 2014
It consolidated Cargill’s global animal feed production and strengthened its internal supply chain capacity for food production and processing. GMS is a team of nine people based in Rotterdam, Shanghai and Minneapolis. With a price tag of $2.1 billion dollars it was one of the company’s largest acquisitions.
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. Weaker reefer load counts are likely to blame. RISING LANES.
DAT Solutions
APRIL 11, 2017
That may have caused reefer trucks to spill over into van capacity out in Charlotte , with the extra competition driving down outbound van rates. Miami continued to ship lots of reefer roads, while Lakeland in the central part of the state joined the Florida parade. Chicago remains soft, and the lane to Buffalo fell 23¢ to $2.09.
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