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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

To demonstrate, one California autonomous vehicle company, TuSimple, tested the efficacy of long-haul driverless vehicles in a recent trek from Nogales, Arizona to Oklahoma City, shaving 10 hours (42%) off of what would otherwise be a 24-hour trip. In a tight market, it never hurts to shop your contracts.

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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. Houston to Oklahoma City was down 8¢ to $1.97/mile. Reefer freight is in transition. Meanwhile, the bulk of California freight has yet to hit the spot market. Rates could continue to rise.

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Van freight stabilizes in early October

DAT Solutions

But freight has mostly "normalized” on the spot market. 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.

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Hurricane Michael halts shipments

DAT Solutions

Demand for trucks will likely increase in the coming weeks, with FEMA loads and emergency freight heading to the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and the Carolinas. How to find FEMA loads and trucks, and what to consider when handling emergency freight. Houston to Oklahoma City dropped 19¢ to $2.04/mile.

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Spot market settles after Hurricane Florence

DAT Solutions

As people in the Carolinas try their best to return to their normal routines, the freight markets have settled back down into typical seasonal trends following Hurricane Florence. Unlike with Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the impact from Florence on freight movements was mostly felt regionally. Atlanta to Charlott e fell 17¢ to $2.84/mile.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.14 - 1.18

Freight Plus

“We’re seeing a lot of smaller vehicles,” said Diniece Peters Mendes, director of the New York City Department of Transportation’s Office of Freight Mobility to. FedEx Freight drivers are now delivering large items to homes in 5 cities as part of the pilot program. Today in: "Where's my freight?". Transport Topics.

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The Demise of Yellow Corporation

American Global Logistics

Yellow Corporation: A Brief History Yellow was founded in 1924 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The failure of YRC reverberated through the trucking industry in several ways: Capacity Shift: The sudden closure of Yellow led to a disruption in freight capacity. Yellow's downfall impacted the U.S.