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

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DAT’s Accelerated Freight Matching Launches with New Load Board App for Carriers and Paperless Onboarding Service for Brokers. R2 Freight & Logistics, Inc. October Air Freight Demand Up 8.2% – Fastest Growth in 18 Months (IATA). Ryder has a network of over 800 service locations in North America today.

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Are High Freight Rates in December the New Normal?

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Load availability soared in places like Denver and Memphis. Both those markets are distribution hubs for e-commerce, which has stretched the traditional holiday retail freight season well into December. Out West, the number of loads tripled on the lane from Denver to Los Angeles. to Denver paid 15¢ less last week, at $2.45

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Freight Availability Remains High, Despite Declines

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In fact, there were more load posts on DAT Load Boards from January through September 2015 than in any other year except 2014 -- which was an exceptional year in freight transportation. 18-24, above, also shows favorable load-to-truck ratios in the Dakotas, but freight volume there is more moderate. What's different this year?

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

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DAT Launches Streamlined TMS for New Freight Brokers. In a blog post published today, Michael Bender, EVP and Chief Operating Officer, Walmart Global eCommerce, writes: Walmart will start with tests of grocery delivery through Uber and Lyft, which we expect to start within the next two weeks in Denver and one other market.

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Hurricane Matthew Affects Spot Rates and Freight Volumes

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Shippers paid more to move freight ahead of the storm, and then load posts dropped when the affected markets locked down at the end of the week. Inbound rates could rise in hard-hit areas like North Carolina this week. The lane from Fresno to Denver was down 21¢ to $2.01/mile,

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Spot Market Kept Growing in October

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Van freight didn't see a big boost in the last full week of October, and rates on the 100 highest-traffic lanes were mostly neutral. Three major van markets had outbound rates rise least 2% for the month of October: Los Angeles, Dallas, and Denver. led to tight capacity and high rates. Volumes also rose significantly in L.A.

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Spot market demand heats up out West

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DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 256 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $60 billion in real transactions. Dallas to Denver fell 10¢ to $2.03/mi. Rising Rates.