GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

This puts a strain on the existing transportation resources, and if mother nature wipes out the infrastructure in coastal areas, such as Houston, the Port of Miami or even shipments between Puerto Rico and the mainland, capacity tightens faster than anyone expects. Amazon May Cause a Ripple-Effect in the Capacity Crunch Pond.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 8, 2019

Refrigerated produce freight has been notably absent from the picture, so that likely has some reefers competing for van freight. National Average Freight Rates - April to-date. Houston to Oklahoma City slipped 12¢ to $1.92/mi. Miami absorbed existing capacity while Lakeland rates got a boost. loads per truck.

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AFFLINK

MAY 17, 2018

It should come as no surprise that, on average, freight shipments across the country tend to increase during the warmer summer months of the year as opposed to the cold winter ones. The total annual freight volume per organization ranges anywhere from $1 million to $1 billion. The Supply Chains and the Seasons: What You Need to Know.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. The orders are being fulfilled from about 160 Best Buy stores in markets that include Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 3, 2018

That song is from "Carousel" and I started humming it under my breath as I sat down to write about last week's freight market. Looks like we won't have to wait until June for freight and rates to be "bustin' out all over" though, because rates are already heading in that direction. Houston to New Orleans got a 14¢ boost, to $2.93/mile.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

LTL Freight Rates: From Major Cities in USA & Canada to Detroit, MI. Shipping LTL freight from/to Detroit, MI? From Miami, FL to Detroit, MI. From Houston, TX to Detroit, MI. From Houston, TX to Detroit, MI. The post Less than Truckload Freight Rates: Detroit, MI appeared first on Freightera Blog.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

Trucks can’t get in or out of Houston , which is a huge freight hub – it’s the number 1 source of loads for flatbeds, thanks to the oil and gas industry, and one of the top 5 or 6 markets for both van and reefer freight.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2018

The demand for refrigerated trailers peaked at year-end, but the extra-cold weather in many parts of the country has kept prices at record-setting levels in many areas, since those trailers are being used to keep freight from freezing. Miami, Denver, Sacramento and Lakeland, FL , all experienced sharp drops last week.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

That's normal, since it comes right after the end of Q1, when shippers are rushing to move freight before closing their books. Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Reefer freight has been gaining momentum. Rates from Miami to Elizabeth, NJ , were up 32¢ to $1.91/mile.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

That's normal, since it comes right after the end of Q1, when shippers are rushing to move freight before closing their books. Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Reefer freight has been gaining momentum. Rates from Miami to Elizabeth, NJ , were up 32¢ to $1.91/mile.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

A lot of the spot market freight volumes that were stalled in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey have started to come back. Last week, Houston's van freight volumes rebounded to 88% of pre-storm levels. That put even more pressure on freight rates, accounting for 3¢ added to the national average for each trailer type.

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Freightera

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Looking for a freight company with great customer service and amazing freight rates? Sign up for free on Freightera to get freight quotes in seconds , and ship your pallets easily and stress-free. Baton Rouge, LA to Houston, TX. Miami, FL to Dallas, TX. New Cross-Border LTL Freight Rate. Look no further!

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2017

The number of loads available on the spot market last month was also up more than 100% compared to February 2016, which is a pretty good sign that the freight recession really is over. Load counts slipped in Houston , but that market has been relatively strong all winter long. The freight market in L.A. The rest stayed put.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 5, 2017

HOT MARKETS: The biggest changes last week were in California, where reefer freight finally started to move out of Fresno and Sacramento in serious quantities, but load counts fell sharply in L.A. Other markets to hit a lull last week included Miami, Southern Idaho, and Grand Rapids. and Ontario.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 15, 2016

Freight markets are heating up in the Sun Belt. Flatbeds saw rising freight volume and rates in the Southwest and a handful of Southeastern markets. Flatbed freight is strongest in the Southeast region, but not in the usual locations. TriHaul for Reefers: Atlanta - Miami - Tifton - Atlanta.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 14, 2017

That'll no doubt affect freight movements, with trucks banned from some highways in the Northeast while Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Virginia declare states of emergency. Charlotte joined Atlanta as an early leader ahead of the spring freight season, but the story for the past few weeks has been Houston. RISING LANES.

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Multichannel Merchant

AUGUST 2, 2022

This is just the latest move in Amazon’s manifest destiny to own every aspect of ecommerce and the customer experience, from the click to the door and back again, as well as things like freight forwarding from Asia and express air with its own terminals and a leased fleet of jets. with more to follow.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 31, 2017

Freight patterns showed increased retail trade ahead of Memorial Day weekend, and since some drivers finished the week up early ahead of the holiday weekend, capacity also tightened. Volumes had the steepest declines in Atlanta and Houston , but Memphis van load counts spiked 13%. The lane from Houston to Chicago was up 17¢ to $1.94/mile.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 15, 2019

Despite an increase in freight volumes, national average rates slipped again last week for vans and reefers. National Average Freight Rates - April to-date. Load counts rose nearly 5% in Chicago and Houston , and more than 3% in the number one van market, Los Angeles. Miami to Baltimore jumped 29¢ to $2.00/mi.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 16, 2017

We expected the sizzling hot freight market to cool off a little, and it did. Central California is still active, and imported produce continues to be a factor at border crossings with Mexico, as well as seaports including Miami. Van Freight Abounds, but Rates are Down. The rest of the Southeast is pretty quiet now.

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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. Now it's looking like flatbed’s turn. mile, but volumes are trending back down now.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

Miami rates also dropped 4¢ per mile, but rates and volume there may increase in the coming weeks, as ships full of South American produce are diverted from Houston to the Port of Miami. Miami to Atlanta rates lost 30¢ to $1.24 per mile, as freight volume out of Southern California continues to drop.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Reefer volumes have fallen, though, and that's also kept van rates in check since reefer trucks compete for van freight during slow periods. Exceptions included: Houston to New Orleans increased 12¢ to $2.32/mile Notable lanes with higher rates last week included: Denver to Houston had an unexpected rise, jumping 28¢ to $2.21/mile.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

February is the slow season for freight, and it may feel like your business is at a crawl right now. Still, finding loads and positioning your trucks is harder when there's more competition for freight, so we're going to take a look at some of your best bets for finding van, reefer, and flatbed loads during the slow season.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2019

Plus, freight moves are less urgent at this time of year, so prices down were across the country. That said, outbound rates from Houston held up better than most markets, with a huge uptick in volumes. Houston to Oklahoma City rose 13¢ to $2.18/mile. Denver to Houston was up 13¢ to $1.37/mile.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Reefer volumes have fallen, though, and that's also kept van rates in check since reefer trucks compete for van freight during slow periods. Exceptions included: Houston to New Orleans increased 12¢ to $2.32/mile Notable lanes with higher rates last week included: Denver to Houston had an unexpected rise, jumping 28¢ to $2.21/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 9, 2019

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 279 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $57 billion in real transactions. In fact, van trends from Houston are much stronger than flatbed trends.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 28, 2018

More loads are moving out of Cleveland and Houston, but the big surprise was a surge in volume and rates out of Roanoke, Virginia. That's typically a small market for flatbed freight, but a newly expanded steel mill there appears to be generating more freight, and may be benefiting from tariffs on foreign competition.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 11, 2019

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 256 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $60 billion in real transactions. Philadelphia to Miami added 25¢ to $2.17/mi. Falling Rates.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Lately, the spot market for refrigerated freight has looked a lot more like June than November. Fresh produce often drives the demand for reefer freight, and this year, wet fields and high summer temps led to late planting and lower yields out of California. Now, reefer freight seems to be everywhere.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 23, 2016

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. Miami – Rates are way up on every major lane out of Miami.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 4, 2017

We don’t anticipate a lot of impact as far as long haul freight goes, since pickup and delivery can be adjusted to avoid the extra traffic on the 285 loop. The highway closure could affect freight going to and from the Carolinas and other points to the northeast, though. Eggs are usually cheap freight, though.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 25, 2016

Chicago van freight has been weak this spring, and it’s not improving yet. Atlanta and Lakeland , FL are still the top two markets for outbound reefer loads, and rates rose out of Miami last week due to avocado harvests. Take a load from Atlanta to Houston , for $1.58/mile, You can do better with a TriHaul. per mile.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

So if you're looking to haul FEMA freight, or to help with disaster recovery, there's still plenty to do. Information is available online, but you may need to do extra research before you get started with emergency freight for FEMA and other organizations. Now the Northeast is bracing for possible impact from Hurricanes Jose and Maria.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 14, 2016

Retail freight is driving rates up in Memphis and Columbus , especially on lanes heading into the Northeast. Atlanta and Houston are still the top two markets for outbound loads on DAT Load Boards. Reefer freight is also looking up , but geographic shifts are underway. mile last week.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 14, 2018

Much of that activity is centered in the Houston market. The top four flatbed lanes in the country originate or end in Houston: #1 Houston market to Houston market. #2 2 Houston market to Midland, TX market (the Permian Basin). #3 3 Houston market to Dallas market. #4. Dallas market to Houston market.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 30, 2016

It's easier to find a load in the biggest freight markets, including Chicago - Joliet , Atlanta , Dallas , and Houston , but outbound van rates trended down in most of those markets last week. HOT ROUND TRIP: Dallas to Houston and back, about 480 miles at an average rate of $1.92 Rates rose out of Buffalo and Seattle.

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