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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.14 - 1.18

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To combat areas shippers can’t control like capacity, rate hikes, and driver shortages, they’re turning to. FedEx Freight Direct will offer heavy and hard-to-handle item delivery to last-mile destinations in Atlanta, Omaha, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Dallas with a two-hour delivery window. The state has agreed to update to.

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Truckload Performance in June 2021

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With the 4th of July holiday here, expect capacity to decrease and rates to increase beginning the week of 6/27 and lasting through 7/9. The Southeast region, border regions in TX, and SoCal remain extremely tight in terms of capacity. Omaha NE, Little Rock AR, Des Moines IA, Savannah GA, and Ft. Reefer LTT & CPM.

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Truckload Performance in July 2021

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With the 4th of July holiday here, expect capacity to decrease and rates to increase beginning the week of 6/27 and lasting through 7/9. Securing capacity will be a challenge for both IB/OB in this region. Omaha NE, Little Rock AR, Des Moines IA, Savannah GA, and Ft. Reefer capacity will remain tight through all of July.

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Where to Find Flatbed Loads in the Off-Season

DAT Solutions

Hot Markets for the week included Medford, OR; Rapid City, SD; Omaha, NE; Little Rock, AR; Shreveport, LA; and Montgomery, AL. Here's the math: Daily maps, along with detailed information on demand, capacity and rates for individual markets and lanes, can be found in the DAT Power load board. The load-to-truck ratio rose 11%, to 6.4

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Van Rates Surge 6¢, Reefers Add 1¢

DAT Solutions

Daily maps, along with detailed information on demand, capacity and rates for individual markets and lanes, can be found in DAT Power Load Boards. There were lots of Hot Markets for reefers last week, including: Spokane, WA. Twin Falls, ID. Albuquerque, NM. Sioux Falls, SD. Rock Island, IL. Hutchinson, KS. Little Rock, AR. Savannah, GA.

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4 Ways To Save On Trucking Freight in 2018

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Since February and March are traditionally slow the pressure on capacity has been spread over rail, however turmoil is around the corner as the market heats up again in the Spring. a large Omaha-based trucking company, reset its guidance on rate increases at between 6% and 10%, up from 4% to 8%. per mile, down from $2.26 The Wall St.