Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group. Freight trucking startup Shipwell gets a $10 million boost (TechCrunch). It’s during these times that our industry and its people truly shine the brightest. Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 8, 2018

This would typically be a down time for freight, and while rates in July and August are lower than they were in June, they're still 25 to 30% higher than last year. FALLING RATES Outbound rates were down quite a bit from Memphis , Dallas and Charlotte. Memphis to Dallas lost 21¢ at $2.69/mile.

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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. No lanes in the Top 100 rose by more than 10¢ per mile: Memphis to Columbus increased 9¢ to $1.96/mi. loads per truck. Reefer: $2.17/mile

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 3, 2019

The oil and gas industry contributes to flatbed demand in a big way, so the slump there was keeping flatbed rates in check. Raleigh and Las Vegas made gains in the past week, while volumes have been above par for the month in Memphis and Houston. Memphis to St. Birmingham to Chicago surged to $2.36/mile Louis fell to $3.48/mile

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DAT Solutions

MAY 8, 2018

Produce season is also kicking into high gear in many reefer markets, which affects dry van freight. Retail freight is also rebounding after a lull, which we can see in the higher rates on the lane from Memphis to Columbus , OH, and others that are heavily influenced by retail shipments. Memphis to Columbus up 19¢ to $2.76/mile.

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

As the shipping industry grapples with the changes when shipping with USPS and more UPS fees , there’s another problem coming to light. Let’s take a closer look at what’s happening, what services are affected, and why it reiterates the need for high-quality freight bill auditing services. . 29 and Jan. 10, approximately 8.8

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Rickenbacker International Airport was a bustling hub for air freight well before the pandemic—a day’s truck drive to half of the U.S. International freight being unloaded at Rickenbacker airport. a digital freight forwarder. population, so the slogan goes. Photographer: Megan Jelinger/Getty Images. from 2020 and a 5.4%

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Once upon a time, Black Friday marked the end of the retail freight season. E-commerce has disrupted that traditional freight schedule. The activity on the DAT Load Board shows how the new freight trends play out, and we should see rates rising in December, though probably not as high as they were in June. Those days are gone.

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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. Memphis to Indianapolis gained 22¢ to $2.58/mile.

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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. Columbus to Memphis lost 10¢ of the previous week’s gain, back to $1.70

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DAT Solutions

MAY 6, 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. Memphis to Indianapolis jumped 17¢ to $2.10/mi.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 13, 2018

Freight rates have steadily declined since the Fourth of July, but they're still high. There isn’t much urgency for long-haul freight at this time of year, so a lot of shipping has moved over to rail. Memphis rates also fell sharply, with the lane to Indianapolis down 21¢ to $2.59/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 12, 2018

Freight rates were relatively calm back when the full enforcement of the ELD mandate went into effect on April 1, as conditions had already settled into what’s feeling like the "new normal." Basically every major van freight market not named “Seattle” had higher rates last week, especially Houston, Columbus, and Buffalo.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2018

In the first half of the year, the spot market in Texas was boiling over, with not nearly enough trucks to cover the growing demand for freight. Regional van markets like Dallas and Memphis —which send freight to Houston—seem to be impacted by the slowdown in oil drilling as well. What happened?

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Freight Plus

MARCH 14, 2019

Last month, XPO lost $600 million in business from its largest customer whom most industry analysts believe was Amazon. Lanes from Dallas to Los Angeles, Memphis to Atlanta, and Philly to Boston all gained ground. Meanwhile, in this week's, "Where's my freight?!". The company has refocused its attention to buying back $2.5

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

mile, down 2¢ 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. National average rates. mile, unchanged.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 26, 2019

Flooding in the Midwest closed roads and rail lines, which will impact freight markets for weeks to come. National Average Freight Rates - March to-date. We may need to wait for April for real spring freight to hit. But despite all the bad news about weather and other disasters, freight volumes are actually up year-over-year.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 2, 2018

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 270 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $45 billion in real transactions. Memphis to Indianapolis climbed 37¢ to an average of $3.34/mile.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Weller says that “until the Industrial Revolution, 150 years ago, we have lived our entire evolutionary history outdoors all day, every day. industrial supply chain but has been shut down for repairs 20 times in the last 10 years. The water level at Memphis fell to a record-low elevation of minus 11.5 September imports, at 2.54

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DAT Solutions

JULY 17, 2018

It’s typical for freight markets to slump in mid-July, and last week’s national metrics fell in line with that seasonal trend. Memphis to Columbus , down 46¢ to $2.92. Columbus to Memphis , down 44¢ to $1.93. Memphis to Chicago , down 38¢ to $2.88. Atlanta to Columbus , down 48¢ to $2.53.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The first quarter closes on Saturday, March 31, and shippers will be in a rush to move freight before the weekend. Then the spring freight season starts to rev up in April, and rates typically keep climbing at least until July 4th. Memphis is right in the middle of a dark red patch on the heat map for truckload demand.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

At the beginning of the year, DAT Pricing Analyst Mark Montague declared that the freight recession was over. A month later, others analysts from around the industry started to come to the same conclusion. Since then, we've been in the middle of what's traditionally been the slow season for freight.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 10, 2018

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 270 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $45 billion in real transactions. Memphis to Houston rate = $3.00 per loaded mile.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 15, 2018

That's just a little more than two weeks away, and the end of March is also the end of the first quarter, when shippers typically accelerate freight movements to close their books on a high note. Columbus to Allentown , PA also added 20¢ to $3.63, to position freight for last-mile delivery on the East Coast. Hot Markets.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Looking to move flatbed freight? DAT has the largest digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more loads posted daily than any other load board. Volumes were off in Memphis , which pushed rates down 4%. Memphis to Houston nose-dived 54¢ to $2.74/mile mile after a surge in the week before.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 24, 2018

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 270 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $57 billion in real transactions. Memphis to Charlotte dropped 26¢ to $2.65/mile.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Shippers moved more intermodal and contract freight in August than they did in previous months, and spot market rates fell as a result. A late-summer slide is normal for freight rates, but August was otherwise a strong month for spot market volumes. Memphis to Atlanta increased 14¢ to $2.80/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 15, 2018

The Midwest and Northeast quieted down, but freight levels are building in California, which has the potential to lift rates nationwide. For one, it means fewer reefer trucks are competing for dry van loads, but harvests also add to van freight, including tree nuts and canned tomatoes. Memphis to Columbus lost 19¢ to $2.57/mile,

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 26, 2018

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 270 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $45 billion in real transactions. mile, followed by Memphis at $3.05/mile. Hot Van Markets.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2018

Some of that could be due to shippers needing to move freight before the end of the month, so we’ll have to wait and see if van rates have actually turned the corner. Memphis to Charlotte was up 21¢ to $2.53/mile. Philadelphia to Boston rates also rose 18¢ to $3.83/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 30, 2018

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 179 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $45 billion in real transactions. Memphis to Columbus added 27¢ at $2.84/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 29, 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. Memphis to Indianapolis dipped 16¢ to $2.01/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 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. Oil-related freight movements from Houston are definitely in a lull.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Spot market freight rates in L.A. Cleveland and Toledo are both hubs for automobile-related industries too, and U.S. Charlotte has the second most load posts in the Southeast (9th in the country), with fewer trucks competing for those loads than in Memphis and Atlanta. outbound loads offered per truck, L.A.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 15, 2018

DAT provides the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 179 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $45 billion in real transactions. Memphis to St Louis rates rose 21¢, to $3.05/mile.

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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. Memphis to Atlanta gained 13¢ to $2.37/mi.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 4, 2011

NASDAQ: HUBG), one of the nation’s leading freight transportation management companies, announced today that it purchased Exel Transportation Services (ETS) for $83 million before post closing adjustments. Hub Group, Inc. ETS is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hub Group, operating independently under the name Mode Transportation.

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