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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

DAT Solutions

Together, the ratio and rates offer strong evidence yet that the freight recession is over. Reefer freight is in transition. Meanwhile, the bulk of California freight has yet to hit the spot market. Beef and other meats shipping out of Dallas pushed rates up 20¢ on the lane to Columbus. Rates could continue to rise.

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Spot Market Freight Rates Soar After Hurricane Harvey

DAT Solutions

Most of the major van markets actually had fewer outbound loads available, though, and most regular freight heading to Houston was canceled. Dallas rates also soared, as some freight was diverted to that busy freight hub. Out of California, Fresno to Denver rates hit $2.39, up 30¢ from the week before. FALLING LANES.

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Achieving Maturity in Risk Management Takes Years

Logistics Viewpoints

Those components get trucked by the Vietnamese Railways, loaded, and then transported to the Haiphong port, where a freight forwarder ensures the container is loaded on an Ocean carrier. The goods are then shipped to the Port of Long Beach, unloaded, and then trucked to a factory in Fresno.

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JAXPORT Deepening Means Boost for CargoBarn

CargoBarn

25, 2022 – The Jacksonville office of CargoBarn , a technology-driven freight brokerage, is expecting more business thanks to the Jacksonville Port Authority’s recently completed harbor deepening. JAXPORT announced this summer it had completed dredging to 47 feet, allowing post-Panamax ships to call. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,

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Hurricane Matthew Affects Spot Rates and Freight Volumes

DAT Solutions

Shippers paid more to move freight ahead of the storm, and then load posts dropped when the affected markets locked down at the end of the week. due to the fallout from the Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy. Out West, Fresno and nearby Sacramento were off for this time of year. The lane from Fresno to Denver was down 21¢ to $2.01/mile,

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

Talking Logistics

FedEx Introduces Enhancements to Deep Frozen Shipping. Cass Freight Index Report – January 2013. 2013 is off to a slow start for freight shipments, according to the Cass Freight Index Report for January. For each of the last two years, freight shipment volumes ended the year at about the same place they began.

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5 Tips for Keeping Your Cool When Selecting a Reefer Carrier

Freight Plus

The term reefer simply refers to a truck, trailer, or shipping container equipped with a refrigeration unit that transports temperature sensitive cargo. The time sensitive, temperature controlled world of refrigerated shipping comes with its own set of rules and players. Unfortunately, things are not that simple.

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