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Consumer Goods Boost Van Rates in Northeast

DAT Solutions

But even though van volumes were down, rates went up in Northeast, spurred by retail trade and consumer goods moving into place for Amazon’s Prime Day sales. Lanes shipping into the Northeast were also up: Rates on the lane from Charlotte to Buffalo rose 21¢ to $2.92/mile. RISING LANES. FALLING LANES.

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Transportation Trends: What’s Going on in the Trucking Industry?

PINC

The Denver-based firm operated in all states west of the Appalachian Mountains. Significant detention times at shipping and receiving facilities can create a number of challenges for trucking operations, including interruptions to otherwise tight schedules and inefficient use of equipment and labor. It also had 12 owner-operators.

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Asian imports turn up the heat for vans on the West Coast

DAT Solutions

This trend repeats every year, as consumer goods from Asia arrive at the ports and begin the eastward journey to regional distribution centers throughout the country. Ships arrived late, and containers were unloaded and drayed to warehouses late, so that cargo is finally heading east and north. Rates fell on the lanes from L.A.

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Logistics Market Stays Flat as May Begins

Zipline Logistics

mostly due to consumer goods consumption. . Moving freight into Seattle, Ontario, California, and Denver , Colorado markets should pick up. Shipping in or out of Alabama should be close to normal. . When shipping to or from California, check to ensure that facilities are online and operational. .

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Congratulations to the Las Vegas Golden Knights and Denver Nuggets. The actions, which port employers say include work slowdowns and failure to report to cargo terminals from Southern California to Seattle, have stalled shipments ranging from inbound consumer goods to outbound agricultural commodities since late May.

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20 warehouse professionals and business leaders reveal the single most important first step when designing a warehouse layout

6 River Systems

For instance, conveyor systems are bulky and fixed in place, so warehouses with conveyor systems often must design the warehouse layout around this infrastructure while allocating adequate space for other warehouse functions, such as sortation and packaging and shipping. Plan for the flow from production to packaging to shipping.