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National Logistics Day 2023

Enterra Insights

The flight between Dayton and Columbus dramatically increased the speed with which goods could be delivered in the U.S. But if you are a part of a small company, by comparison, then you know that most people are doing many different tasks and doing whatever is required to get the job done.

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4 Tips to Plan Your Routes.and Make More Money

DAT Solutions

Freight availability is starting to improve, after a long, quiet winter. Daily maps in DAT Power and DAT RateView show the load-to-truck ratio for 149 individual freight markets in the U.S. There is always more freight and higher rates in one direction than the other. A load out of Memphis might go to Chicago or to Columbus.

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Van Rates Still Feeling Pressure for the ELD Mandate

DAT Solutions

For comparison, the national average was just $1.67 Columbus to Buffalo was up 17¢ to $3.92/mile. mile – rates in the opposite direction also fell 29¢ The Super Bowl has led to higher demand for freight heading into Minneapolis , so outbound prices are down. per mile last week. mile average.

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2017 Outlook: The Freight Recession is Over

DAT Solutions

The freight recession is over. Energy exploration and fracking petered out, and the accompanying freight dried up. Freight volume and rates finally began to revive in May 2016, and year-over-year volume comparisons turned positive in August. Granted, some big markets like Atlanta and Dallas remained quiet this December.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 3.29

Freight Plus

Freight about to plunge into recession? At the ACT Research Seminar 60 in Columbus, IN recession talk was in the air, and while nobody has declared that we are headed towards one, ‘it came up in nearly every presentation’ according to FreightWaves. The freight side is pretty good,” said Craig Kendall, a manager with Peterbilt. “The