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This Week in Logistics News (October 3-7, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Denmark’s DSV eyes more big acquisitions in fragmented freight market (Reuters). In 2015, the company reported revenues of 48 million Euros and an EBITDA of 6 million Euros, confirming a constant growth in income and revenue over the last few years. How important is e-commerce to retail growth?

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COVID Variant Surges and Labor Shortage Lead to FedEx Freight Suspension, Heighten Need for Freight Bill Auditing Services

Intelligent Audit

Earlier in January 2022, CNN reported how an average of 700,000 Omicron cases per day led to a limited supply of available workers. million workers reported not working because they were sick with the coronavirus or caring for someone who was, according to new data from the Census Bureau. 29 and Jan. 10, approximately 8.8

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Top 10 Markets for Reefer Loads in First Half of 2018

DAT Solutions

This past June saw the highest national reefer rate ever recorded in DAT Trendlines , our weekly report on national spot market pricing and capacity trends. The high demand and tight truck load capacity has led to unprecedented numbers of reefer load posts on DAT load boards, North America's largest on-demand freight exchange.

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Freight Rates Are Climbing, Especially on These 3 Lanes

DAT Solutions

Memphis to Indianapolis added 22¢ to $1.88/mile. Rates are derived from actual rate agreements and contracts, as reported in DAT RateView. Retail shipments also kept pace after Memorial Day and boosted prices on these lanes: Columbus to Buffalo paid 24¢ better at $2.62/mile. Chicago to Detroit rose 18¢ to $2.47/mile

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This Week in Logistics News (August 25-29, 2014)

Talking Logistics

June 2014 North American Freight Numbers. And here’s an excerpt from an in-depth report in The Atlantic : In the two years [he worked on Project Wing], [Nick Roy’s] goal was simple: figure out if the idea of drone delivery made sense to work on. FedEx Ground loses new legal round with labor (Logistics Management).

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This Week in Logistics News (September 28 – October 2, 2015)

Talking Logistics

July 2015 North American Freight Numbers. It will be available soon in New York, Baltimore, Miami, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Portland. These include freight rating, carrier selection, load tendering and visibility as well as match pay. WTO cites China, U.S., You can work as much or as little as you want.