Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

There has been a 36% decrease in seafood packaging capacity since 2000. But the low supply of seafood is the major driver, not the packaging capacity. There is generally excess capacity for packing. Between 2000 and 2011 the number of commercial licenses has dropped to 3700. There is not much there.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 28, 2018

Capacity is tight in all but a few states. Some flatbed sectors, however, are slowing seasonally: Raleigh to Miami lost 60¢ to $2.91/mile, Last week the national load-to-truck ratio for flatbeds was 28:1. That's high, but just a few weeks ago the ratio was above 100:1. Roanoke to Atlanta rose 65¢ to $3.08/mile. NOT SO HOT.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 2, 2016

Outbound rates rose in Memphis and Atlanta , but fell in Raleigh and Birmingham. 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. Rates were also down in Cleveland and Harrisburg.

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Kanban Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Truck capacity is tight due to COVID-19 and other factors, making it an especially challenging year to meet your retailer requirements. For example, Kanban Logistics offers North Carolina cross docking services at our warehouse campuses east of Raleigh. As we all know, however, “quickly” isn’t always possible in 2020.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 15, 2016

Jacksonville is also going strong, with big rate increases on the lanes to Miami up 13¢, and to New Orleans , up 40¢ Rates are rocketing up in Raleigh , after a down month. Four major lanes out of Raleigh had double-digit increases last week. Then find a second load of produce for that short haul from Tifton back to Atlanta.

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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. The average length of haul for produce shipments was longer last week, which soaked up extra capacity. Rates were up on 70 of the top 100 van lanes.

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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. Atlanta to Raleigh added 39¢ to $2.39/mile. A mid-March freeze killed a lot of fruit in Georgia and the Carolinas , which has affected reefer load counts.

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Las Vegas Los Angeles Freight Charlotte 70

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. Atlanta to Raleigh added 39¢ to $2.39/mile. A mid-March freeze killed a lot of fruit in Georgia and the Carolinas , which has affected reefer load counts.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

A number of factors have led to loose capacity, though, which has kept rates from going up. Raleigh to Baltimore also paid 32¢ better on average at $2.61/mile, The steady decline in van and reefer rates over the course of several weeks left a lot of people wondering whether or not the freight recession really was over.

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Kanban Logistics

MARCH 26, 2020

More rural locations such as in the Eastern part of the state have even lower costs – despite their ideal logistics footprints – than Raleigh and other metropolitan areas. The state’s labor pool is also loaded with young talent, especially in the manufacturing and logistics industries. consumers over-the-road within 1 business day.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

His insights and presence were most appreciated by everyone, especially given the snowfall we were experiencing in Raleigh last night! Capacity for order fulfillment is a massive question in the omnichannel environment. In 2014, UPS bulked up on capacity and people, anticipating the huge Christmas rush.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 31, 2017

iconic places, such as the Route 128 tech corridor around Boston, Massachusetts; Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and, of course, California’s white-hot Silicon Valley.

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