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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Well, according to Czinger, a Los Angeles-based boutique hypercar manufacturer, that is about to be a possibility. National construction activity is up 48 percent from one year ago, which should help ease conditions going forward with current pipelines as high as 73 million square feet in Dallas-Fort Worth,” Savills said in its report.

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Countdown to Black Friday: Are You an Easy Target for Cargo Theft?

Talking Logistics

With Black Friday on the horizon, consumer goods of all kinds are making their way from manufacturers to distribution centers and retail locations across the country. Be especially mindful in traditionally active cargo theft areas like Southern California, the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Miami, and Atlanta.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Danish manufacturer saw sales begin to surge as consumers gravitated towards their building sets, which come in a variety of shapes, sizes, difficulties, and characters. Kodiak Robotics has been delivering freight between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston since mid-2019.

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Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022

Elementum

This could indicate manufactures are expecting to reduce production and are, therefore, ordering fewer raw materials. Over the last 2 years, Supply Chain teams have been struggling to procure and manufacture enough inventory. Prices of agricultural oils (e.g. soybean, palm kernel, and rapeseed), timber, fertilizers, and metals (i.e.

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Signs of Spring in Flatbed Markets

DAT Solutions

John Deere, Olympic Steel, and other manufacturers have a strong footprint in that market. Other big declines were in Phoenix and Fort Worth, TX , but both markets had rising volumes that could reverse pricing trends. All rates below include fuel surcharges and are based on real transactions between brokers and carriers.

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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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Load Volume and Rates Move in Opposite Directions

DAT Solutions

The economy seems relatively stable, even though some types of manufacturing are lagging now. Rates trended up in Houston, a major flatbed market, as well as secondary markets including Las Vegas, NV; Fort Worth, TX; Cleveland, OH; and Tampa, FL. DAT load board features. RateView for carriers.