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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

At the beginning of the year, the global chip shortage had become so dire that large industrial companies were taking scarce chips out of washing machines to plug them into industrial modules. I read an article earlier this week that broke it down pretty succinctly. The largest U.S. The largest U.S. This year, Union Pacific Corp.

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3 Important Freight Shipping Issues You Need to Know

Freight Center

The American Trucking Research Institute (ATRI) recently published its annual Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry for 2019. Now, we’re counting down the remaining 3 important freight shipping issues you need to know as we move into the next decade. Truck Parking. Large commercial trucks must be parked in designated locations.

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Flatbed rates and volumes move upward

DAT Solutions

While van and reefer rates saw a decline in March compared to February, flatbed bucked the trend, making gains in both freight volumes and rates. Phoenix to El Paso, TX gained 32¢ to $2.08/mi. Flatbed rates have risen for 5 consecutive weeks, and the national average rate ended March at $2.34/mi. Falling Rates.

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This Week in Logistics: Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border

Freight Plus

Freight Waves. The United States - Mexico Cross border trucking and trade is a huge industry in which freight volumes are on the rise. . Long haul freight volumes are rising especially in Texas to Mexico area. Long haul freight volumes are rising especially in Texas to Mexico area.

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This Week in Logistics: Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border

Freight Plus

Freight Waves. The United States - Mexico Cross border trucking and trade is a huge industry in which freight volumes are on the rise. . Long haul freight volumes are rising especially in Texas to Mexico area. Long haul freight volumes are rising especially in Texas to Mexico area.

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Is the Freight Recession Really Over?

DAT Solutions

At the beginning of the year, DAT Pricing Analyst Mark Montague declared that the freight recession was over. A month later, others analysts from around the industry started to come to the same conclusion. Since then, we've been in the middle of what's traditionally been the slow season for freight.

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Guest Post: Texas Now the Number 1 State for Refrigerated Freight Volume

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Texas is now the number one state for refrigerated freight volume on DAT Load Boards, surpassing California by a wide margin. state, there is a marked shift in demand for refrigerated equipment on the spot truckload freight market. While the total number of produce loads leaving California is still likely the highest of any U.S.

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