DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

That's a typical trend for this time of year, but volumes are starting to gather strength. VAN TRENDS. The West Coast is starting to see the freight that shipped from China after the Chinese New Year celebrations ended. port for those ships, and that freight was already being loaded onto trucks last week. FLATBED TRENDS.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 11, 2016

If you need to haul temperature-controlled freight out of the Southeast, you may be paying more for those trucks right now. California is also hot for reefers, with rates trending up in Ontario and Sacramento. Flatbed freight volume was disappointing last week, after a strong month of April.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2019

FreightWaves is the leading Freight Intel provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. [03:50] FreightWaves started in Fort Worth, Texas, but we moved here. I love talking about these trends. People call it the Bloomberg of freight.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2020

Craig Fuller is CEO and Founder of FreightWaves, the only freight-focused organization that delivers a complete and comprehensive view of the freight and logistics market. FreightWaves is the leading freight intelligence provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The immediate impacts from Harvey and Irma first showed up in van freight, then reefers. Load counts are up on DAT load boards , with more flatbed freight shipping to support the rebuilding and recovery efforts in areas affected by the storms. mile, but volumes are trending back down now. mile on average last week.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 1, 2018

Last week, flatbed volumes surged 10% higher, led by Houston, Fort Worth and Cleveland. The oil industry has also fueled the Texas markets: Rates were higher last week out of Dallas and Fort Worth , while Houston held firm. The national average flatbed rate for April was $2.65/mile, And there are no signs of a slowdown.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Rates rose across the region, with shippers moving freight out of the way of the coming storm. Some other flatbed lanes that have trended up: Pittsburgh to Grand Rapids averaged $3.07 Volumes have bounced back in Fort Worth , but the lane to Houston dropped to $2.27 Baltimore to Charlotte added 36¢ at $1.89

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 4, 2016

Spot market freight showed signs of renewed life last week, even though rates slipped lower compared to the week before last. The good news: average van rates were higher in July than in June, which is not the usual trend. If this trend continues, rates could start moving up again. mile on the way back from Ft Worth to Houston.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 13, 2015

Typically, these trends go together: demand goes up and rates follow. FREIGHT RATES. Along with our standalone freight rates tool DAT RateView, all DAT load board packages include broker spot market rates on the lanes you're searching. Rates moved in the opposite direction from load-to-truck ratios last week.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 20, 2016

Load availability is up in the largest van freight markets, accompanied by a big increase in reefer freight movements compared to the previous week. Reefer freight volume was way up last week in most major markets. There was even a surge in freight out of Florida last Friday. mile last week. That rate is back down to $2.31/mile,

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 24, 2017

Those effects have been more dramatic since August 2016, with the new construction adding to the stronger-than-usual start to the year for flatbed freight. That’s a lot of freight for railroads and trucks alike. But so far this year, it’s also been a major source of van freight. Houston is in the middle of all of it.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 11, 2018

Freight Operators Dismiss Threat of Digital Startups (WSJ – sub. At its research facility at the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, NASA will use the data supplied by Uber to simulate a small passenger-carrying aircraft as it flies through DFW airspace during peak scheduled air traffic.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Best Buy rolls out same-day delivery in 13 markets (Star Tribune). Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. Manhattan Associates Empowers Warehouse Managers With New E-Commerce Capabilities.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 26, 2015

Flatbed freight availability dropped 13% on the spot market last week, after a one-week gain. Loads were not nearly as plentiful in Montana and Wyoming, however, so check outbound freight before taking a load into those states. There is still plenty of flatbed freight in Texas , and rates there are trending up.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 2, 2017

It’s no surprise that Texas has the top three markets for spot market flatbed freight in the country: Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth. Construction has always been a major source of flatbed freight. Source: American Wind Energy Association. Construction.

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