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This Week in Logistics News (February 4-8, 2013)

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Robinson Reports Fourth Quarter Results. Reports 2012 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results. Cass Freight Index Report – January 2013. Robinson and Con-way both reported Q4 and full-year 2012 results this week. Con-way : For the full-year 2012, Con-way reported net income of $104.5 Con-way Inc.

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Freight Rates Are Climbing, Especially on These 3 Lanes

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The best news was out of Fresno , where volumes stayed steady from the previous week, even though last week was just a 4-day work week. Outbound rates tumbled in Sacramento , so you’d be better off hauling out of Fresno this time of year. Rates are derived from actual rate agreements and contracts, as reported in DAT RateView.

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Rates Rise in Major Markets During Inspection Blitz

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Retail freight is driving rates up in Memphis and Columbus , especially on lanes heading into the Northeast. Reefer freight is also looking up , but geographic shifts are underway. Things are heating up in California, with lots of loads rolling out of Fresno , and a big rebound under way in Sacramento. mile last week.

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Vans and Reefers Head South for Rising Rates

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Memphis is associated with consumer goods, including truckload as well as the LTL and package freight from FedEx and UPS. Atlanta is also improving, although there are a lot more empty trucks competing for those loads because of all the inbound freight. In Fresno, up in Central California, load volume increased but rates dropped.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

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MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Many shippers have effectively elected to toss to the wayside any talk of partnerships, relationships, cooperation, collaboration, etc. ,” the report read [emphasis mine]. Based on the quote above from the Stifel report, it seems like my advice has been ignored.