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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Wal-Mart seeks to tether small stores to big ones ( The Detroit News ). Also this week, The Detroit News and others reported that “Wal-Mart Stores plans to open more small stores as it links them to its supercenters, which will serve as mini-warehouses for their smaller cousins [emphasis mine].”. Have a happy weekend!

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How much lower will freight rates fall?

DAT Solutions

Out West, Denver to Oklahoma City added 14¢ at $1.38/mile. Chicago to Detroit was down 22¢ at $3.13/mile. Chicago to Detroit was down 22¢ at $3.13/mile. The lane from Denver to Albuquerque is still one of your best bets for getting out of Colorado, but that lane lost 15¢ last week at $1.88/mile.

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How much lower will freight rates fall?

DAT Solutions

Out West, Denver to Oklahoma City added 14¢ at $1.38/mile. Chicago to Detroit was down 22¢ at $3.13/mile. Chicago to Detroit was down 22¢ at $3.13/mile. The lane from Denver to Albuquerque is still one of your best bets for getting out of Colorado, but that lane lost 15¢ last week at $1.88/mile.

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Peak season is coming for freight

DAT Solutions

Chicago to Detroit , up 22¢ to $3.46/mile. to Denver, down 16¢ to $3.44/mile, Atlanta to Philadelphia , up 30¢ to $2.41/mile. Memphis to Columbus , up 20¢ to $2.33/mile. Most markets were up. Some, like Los Angeles , were flat, mostly because they were already trending up before last week.

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Van Rates End 2017 With a Bang

DAT Solutions

Winter weather likely affected these lanes: The average van rate on the lane from Chicago to Detroit rose 42¢ to $3.97/mile. Some big increases farther West: Dallas to Denver added 36¢ to $2.79/mile All rates below include fuel surcharges and are based on real transactions between brokers and carriers. RISING LANES.

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A Gartner Summit Just For The Supply Chain Planner

DynaSys

Says speaker Josh Linkner, jazz guitarist and founder of digital promotions company ePrize (now HelloWorld) and Detroit Venture Partners. Linkner’s guest keynote was on the second day of Gartner’s first annual Supply Chain Planning Summit , held at Denver’s sparkling new Gaylord Resort Nov 4-5 for the supply chain planner.