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Severe weather causes freight rates to slip

DAT Solutions

Near Amarillo, TX, high winds tore across the highway at 80 miles per hour, toppling 40 tractor-trailers, according to news reports. National Average Freight Rates. An abundance of capacity has caused van rates to move lower, even though freight volumes in 2019 are actually above previous years' levels. loads per truck.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 11-15, 2017)

Talking Logistics

FreightHub, a European ‘digital freight forwarder’, scores $20M Series A (TechCrunch). DAT Freight Index: November Rates Break 3-Year Record for Dry and Refrigerated Vans. California looks at dumping gas tax for per-mile fee as cars use less fuel (Sacramento Bee). and Nousot partner to deliver predictive logistics analytics.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Robinson Reports Fourth Quarter Results. Reports 2012 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results. Cass Freight Index Report – January 2013. Robinson and Con-way both reported Q4 and full-year 2012 results this week. Con-way : For the full-year 2012, Con-way reported net income of $104.5 Con-way Inc.

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Reefer Freight Adjusts to Post-Holidays, Post-ELD

DAT Solutions

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. reefer loads per truck last week, the highest ever recorded in our weekly DAT Trendlines report.

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Amazon Leasing Air Cargo Space, Delivering by Drone

Multichannel Merchant

Amazon, facing a continued slowdown in its ecommerce business and under pressure to boost flagging sales, is looking to sell excess capacity on its commercial cargo jetliners used to move goods among its network of warehouses here and in Europe, Bloomberg reports. ” According to a March 2022 report from McKinsey & Co.,

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Freight Rates Are Climbing, Especially on These 3 Lanes

DAT Solutions

Outbound rates tumbled in Sacramento , so you’d be better off hauling out of Fresno this time of year. Rates are derived from actual rate agreements and contracts, as reported in DAT RateView.

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Sun Belt States are Hot for Seasonal Freight

DAT Solutions

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. Rates are derived from actual rate agreements and contracts, as reported in DAT RateView.

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