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Spot Market Van Rates Soared in September

DAT Solutions

A big increase in port volumes back in July led to more truckload demand last month, too, since much of that freight didn’t start moving on trucks until August and September. Columbus is a key distribution point for the Midwest and the Northeast, and it shipped more to the Southeast after the storms. RISING LANES.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 26 – September 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon has started increasing the free shipping minimum to $35 for non-Prime members in some markets, according to notices on its website, as the company looks for more ways to cut costs. Until now, the minimum purchase for free shipping has been $25. Amazon has tweaked the free shipping threshold for non-Prime members in the past.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Some mornings I would ride my rocket ship, evading asteroids and alien cruisers along the way, and I would barely make it to school on time (I mean, the space station), with just enough fuel to make a safe landing. R2 Freight & Logistics, Inc. October Air Freight Demand Up 8.2% – Fastest Growth in 18 Months (IATA).

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This Week in Logistics News (May 30 – June 3, 2016)

Talking Logistics

DAT Launches Streamlined TMS for New Freight Brokers. Last November, for example, Kenco Group announced that it was working with PINC Solutions on exploring the potential to deploy drones for yard management at Kenco distribution facilities. Enspire Commerce Launches Next Generation Point of Sale (POS) Software.

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Uber Freight: Another “Uber-for-Trucking”?

Freightos

Uber Freight: Another “Uber-for-Trucking”? After news broke last month that Uber was unleashing a trucking offering, it came as no surprise when it launched Uber Freight , an online trucking marketplace for US LTL. Load-matching technology (even the Uber For Freight model) isn’t new. That’s a lot of freight. Established.

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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.