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Flatbed Demand Skyrockets. Why?

DAT Solutions

And while some parts are small enough to be transported in dry vans, the big stuff—blades, towers, and the turbines that turn the blades—require flatbeds for transport. The map below shows where the largest parts of wind turbines are manufactured. Construction has always been a major source of flatbed freight.

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S. The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

Over the last few months, it has also bought merchandise on the spot market and flown in power tools, faucets, electrical components, fasteners and other smaller, higher value items by air freight. Waymo will transport goods along Interstate 45 between Houston and Fort Worth, Texas.