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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 27, 2021

As driver pay increases, so does the incidence of drivers jumping ship, switching companies for the next best payday. One way to gain an edge is to analyze existing carrier contracts against spot market pricing posted on load boards and freight auctions to determine if your current carriers are in line with going rates.

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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

DAT Solutions

JUNE 6, 2017

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. That paid $2.19/mile

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How to Reduce Shipping Costs: 8 Effective Ways

Ware2Go

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Customer expectations for shipping are higher than ever. Why Shipping Costs Matter. In today’s anything, anytime connected world, shipping costs and delivery speed have become make-or-break factors for small-and-medium sized businesses (SMBs) across the business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) spectrum.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2022

XPO Logistics to spin off freight brokerage. CEVA Logistics using self-driving trucks to move freight. XPO Logistics plans to split its freight brokerage, European, and intermodal businesses apart from its US trucking operation, which will dismantle the large freight and supply-chain operation it has built over the last decade.

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 15, 2019

Congestion-related costs have ballooned in city centers as the demands of. parcel shipping. New York City has seen a 29% increase in residential deliveries from 2010 to 2015. 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?".

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Less than Truckload Freight Rate Update: Cross-Border USA to Canada & Canada to the USA

Freightera

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

See our newly added LTL freight rates for shipping cross-border from the USA to Canada & from Canada to the USA. From Vancouver, BC to Oklahoma City, OK. Get free freight quotes on Freightera.com. All the rates are for 1 skid 48x 48x 48” 500 lbs, class 125: From Phoenix, AZ to Vancouver, BC. Was: $355.40

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How Hurricane Florence affects freight

DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Big weather events like this usually affect the spot freight market in three stages. Before the storm , there’s urgency to move freight into the area or out of the way of the storm’s path. Some of those loads are already being tendered to freight brokers and 3PLs, who post them on DAT load boards.

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Is Spring Shipping Season Finally Here?

DAT Solutions

MAY 1, 2018

Those declines could be a temporary blip, though, because volumes are showing signs that spring shipping season has sprung. The biggest increase was on the lane from Denver to Oklahoma City , which was up 13¢ to $1.40/mile For the month, the average van load paid $2.16/mile, mile – not much there to be excited about.

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Spot Freight Volumes Get Welcomed Boost

DAT Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2017

We got a welcomed surge of spot market freight to close out July. That would’ve led to more reefer trucks competing for van freight, and the extra capacity kept rates down. That would’ve led to more reefer trucks competing for van freight, and the extra capacity kept rates down. RISING LANES.

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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

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. Flatbed freight was strong in March, and there was a spike in rates to close the month.

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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

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. Flatbed freight was strong in March, and there was a spike in rates to close the month.

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Have Van Rates Turned the Corner?

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. Still, this is the second week in a row with rising volumes, so this could be a strong early start to the spring shipping season.

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Asian imports turn up the heat for vans on the West Coast

DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Expect the seasonal pressure to continue through much of November, as a massive typhoon in Hong Kong caused scheduling delays on inbound ships at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the arrival point for 49% of Asian imports. The map depicts outbound load-to-truck ratios by state, for dry van freight.

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Rates rise, but gains may be temporary

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. Denver to Oklahoma City gained 21¢ to $1.41/mile.

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Delayed Produce Could Lead to a Busy May

DAT Solutions

MAY 2, 2017

We’re hearing a lot about shipping gaps in California due to delays in planting because of an unusually wet winter, which explains the flat reefer volumes last week. Van load counts were already up big last week, with an uptick in freight moving out of L.A. Houston to Oklahoma City was up 10¢ to for a springtime high of $1.91/mile.

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The Demise of Yellow Corporation

American Global Logistics

AUGUST 15, 2023

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. capacity declined, and shipping rates increased.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Moller-Maersk A/S , the maritime shipping giant that has been diversifying into land transportation, is betting that driverless trucks will help make deliveries more reliable. Maersk is experimenting with driverless trucks at its shipping yard in Carson, California, and has partnered with Kodiak Robotics Inc. Maersk joins FedEx Corp.,

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Supply Chain Brief

Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

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How to Reduce Shipping Costs: 8 Effective Ways

This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

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

Less than Truckload Freight Rate Update: Cross-Border USA to Canada & Canada to the USA

How Hurricane Florence affects freight

Is Spring Shipping Season Finally Here?

Spot Freight Volumes Get Welcomed Boost

Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

Have Van Rates Turned the Corner?

Asian imports turn up the heat for vans on the West Coast

Rates rise, but gains may be temporary

Delayed Produce Could Lead to a Busy May

The Demise of Yellow Corporation

This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

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