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Flexibility in the Face of Uncertainty

Freightos

Most recently, the recent disruptions in the Red Sea that saw ocean freight rates from China to Europe by over 190% and saw transit times lengthen, sea-air services offered a strategic advantage for logistics professionals able to remain agile, by watching trends and jumping at opportunities to ensure a resilient supply chain.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 1-5, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Peloton holds 1,000-mile platooning demo in Florida (CCJ). By the end of last week, just one truck was available for every 12 loads needing to be shipped, according to online freight marketplace DAT Solutions LLC,” reported the Wall Street Journal this week. Aurora self-driving startup partners with VW, Hyundai (Reuters).

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Top 10 Freight Markets for Contract and Spot Freight

DAT Solutions

Current trends in freight can be explained by looking at the top ten contract markets by percentage of contract-spot mix. Top markets for van freight. Top markets for van freight. For van freight, the top two contract markets are in southern California. Los Angeles is #1 and Ontario is #2 for the most loads in 2016.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

The nation’s top ports of entry, Los Angeles-Long Beach and New York-New Jersey, in October imported a combined 1,031,127 20-foot-equivalent units…That amounted to a 2.5% and Two Important Questions About the Future of Freight Moves. economic output grew at a 3.3% jump from the same month last year. Answer at the end.).

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Top 10 Markets for Load Posts in 2017

DAT Solutions

When we declared that the freight recession was over back in January of 2017, we expected it to be a bounce-back year for the trucking industry. What immediately jumps out for 2017 is just how much freight there was. Van : Los Angeles load posts were up 58% from 2016, but it still went from number no. Elizabeth, NJ (no.

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Gravity: Platinum Sponsors at TPM Tech

Gravity Supply Chain

From peers in the LogTech space to shippers, retailers, 3PLs, and freight forwarders, we have enjoyed meeting new and familiar faces to catch up in person. Interestingly, the adjacent ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach make up the ninth-biggest container port complex in the world. . {% icon icon_set=”fontawesome-5.14.0″