Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I had the opportunity to speak to a group of oil and gas executives at the DHL Global Energy conference this week, held in the Petroleum Club. I was joined by one of my former NC State students, Scott Frahm, who sat in on a few of the presentations. The conference was a great opportunity to interact with logistics and procurement executives in an environment of open dialogue and discussion. There is no question that the oil and gas sector is under a huge amount of pressure to drive cost savings.

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Loftware

MARCH 8, 2016

Get the full story by attending a special session at the Best Practices for Chemicals conference next week in Houston, TX. So how does a $4B leader in fragrances and flavors comply with OSHA GHS standards and optimize supply chain operations?

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 22, 2013

Whitney Houston. Last year, ‘Whitney Houston’ was the most searched-for term in Google. ek Whitney Houston I’m getting a little tired of articles about ‘big data’.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 21, 2017

per mile, very close to Houston ’s $2.71-per mile high-water mark. Houston is the leader for flatbed volume and rates.). Flatbed volumes didn’t slip as expected in the first half of July.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 20, 2017

Houston continues to have strong demand. The lane rate from Houston to New Orleans rose 22¢ to $2.65 per mile, and the lane from Houston to Oklahoma City hit a new high of $2.30 National average van rates remain at their highest level in nearly two years.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 26, 2015

Grab a load from Houston to Lubbock. If you don’t complete the 581-mile trip in a single day, you’ll start your return trip to Houston late on Day #2. Flatbed freight availability dropped 13% on the spot market last week, after a one-week gain.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 10, 2017

Houston rates jumped up 3% higher last week, and prices out of California are trending up due to tomato production. Houston to New Orleans also rose 13¢ at $2.38/mile. Early May brought higher spot market rates for each trailer type.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 24, 2017

The Houston Hub. Houston is in the middle of all of it. Construction and the oil industry are major drivers for flatbed freight, and the Houston market already holds the number 1 position for spot flatbed loads.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 26, 2016

I cleared my throat and told as story of two clients in Houston. It was November. I was speaking at a client site. The topic was customer-centric supply chains. We started the morning by asking attendees to share their definition of a customer-centric supply chain.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 13, 2017

Falling oil prices might have led to lower demand on the lane from Houston to New Orleans , where rates fell 29¢ to $2.33/mile. Brokers and shippers had a harder time finding trucks last week, so they paid a premium in most major markets and lanes.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 28, 2017

Find a second load from McAllen to Houston instead, for about $3.00 per mile, and then pick up a third load from Houston to Dallas , at $3.05. Georgia beat out Texas to become the number-one state for reefer loads last week, with California as a distant third.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 17, 2017

In Texas, Houston volumes rose 5%, but were down 3% in Dallas. No major van markets made any big moves in one direction or the other last week, but outbound rates in Houston and Los Angeles have both risen by 5% over the past month. Houston to Los Angeles dropped 10¢ to $1.21/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 31, 2017

Volumes had the steepest declines in Atlanta and Houston , but Memphis van load counts spiked 13%. Houston to Oklahoma City rose 24¢ to an average of $2.04/mile. The lane from Houston to Chicago was up 17¢ to $1.94/mile.

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Cerasis

AUGUST 11, 2017

As explained by Kenneth Hamlett of the Houston Chronicle , the two dominant types of inventory management technologies include manual and automated systems. There are diverse types of inventory management technology and systems, designed to properly sort, control and act upon information with a company’s inventory. But, there are additional levels of inventory management in between. Manual Systems. The basic and most limited type of inventory management system is a manual system.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The following week, I am speaking at the Ortec, Optimus Event in Atlanta , the RIS News event in Orlando , and the Demand-Driven Institute Event in Houston.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

For the month, Houston and Dallas are the top two markets for van loads on DAT load boards, and Houston was the one market where rates held steady last week.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 25, 2017

There's more freight moving out of Houston this month. The beer coolers for the Super Bowl in Houston must be stocked by now, too, because reefer rates on the lane from Denver to Houston fell back down to a more normal $1.65

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. The History of the Shipping Container.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Higher volumes in Southeast and Northeast have been driving the results, but higher volumes on a couple lanes associated with oil production have also been key: Pittsburgh to Houston , and Houston to El Paso , which is related to the drilling activity in the Permian Basin.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

A month after completing this strategy session I was doing a series of strategy days with two chemical companies in Houston. ‘Chin Music’ Definition: Idle Chatter, Idle Talk or Vague Explanations. Urban Dictionary.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

And according to an article in the Houston Chronicle , “During the past eight months, energy companies have slashed more than 176,000 jobs worldwide, although the number is likely greater because many aren’t made public. “Most people who look at the Oil and Gas industry right now are likely to characterize the market as ‘challenged’.”. So stated Kent Stuart, Director of Oil and Gas at C.H. Robinson, earlier this year on Talking Logistics.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 5, 2017

The regional trip from Dallas to Houston fell 22¢ to $2.53 Reefer rates rose 10¢ per mile in June, compared to May, landing at $2.12, the highest monthly average in almost two years. Load availability was up 30% compared to May, and 84% compared to June 2015.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 19, 2016

This tells us that there is not as much freight being staged in Houston, beyond the usual traffic on that lane It's heartbreaking to see the news feeds and images from flood zones in and around Baton Rouge, LA.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 2, 2017

The top 4 were the same as last week – Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston and Dallas – but Indianapolis edged out Memphis for the no. Houston to Oklahoma City was up 10¢ to for a springtime high of $1.91/mile.

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Logility

DECEMBER 12, 2016

As a crew member on ill-fated Apollo 13 moon mission said, “Houston, we have a problem here.” Over the last few years I have heard a reoccurring theme from many supply chain professionals, “there is a war for talent being waged.”

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 2, 2016

Van rates rose sharply last week in Los Angeles and Stockton , and rates are rising in Dallas and Houston , although they’re still not great. In the South Central region, Houston is the biggest source of flatbed loads, and rates rose 30¢ to $2.38

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The 21st Century Supply Chain

JUNE 29, 2016

Within my eight minutes on my phone evaluating alternatives, I found an alternative flight from XNA to DCA that connected through Houston. by Tom Gregorchik I remember while traveling last fall getting that dreaded alert we all hate see on our iPhones.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 12, 2017

Houston to Chicago dropped 17¢ to $1.60/mile. Since the 4th of July landed on a Tuesday this year, a lot of people also took Monday off. That led to a quieter week on DAT load boards in terms of load and truck posts.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 25, 2017

Houston 4. Houston to OKC dropped 9¢ to $1.80/mile last week. For van rates , rising lanes continue to outnumber falling lanes on a week-to-week basis, but it’s been a slow, long-term trend.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 2, 2016

In Houston , the largest flatbed market by volume, rates were mostly unchanged, but Dallas outbound rates rose 6¢ per mile. Spring is starting early for flatbeds in the Southeast and much of the Midwest.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 12, 2016

Clicking on the map brings up the exact load-to-truck ratio for that market, as seen with Houston in the example above. Where to find Hot Market Maps. You’ll find Hot Market Maps in the toolbox in the upper right hand corner of the DAT Power load board.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2017

Load counts slipped in Houston , but that market has been relatively strong all winter long. The number of loads heading from Pittsburgh to Houston was down sharply, and rates came crashing back to earth at an average of $1.67/mile.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 9, 2017

Of course, the biggest flatbed market by far is Houston , which hit a plateau in July. July ended and August began, so you might have expected a quiet week.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2016

Dallas was pretty quiet, but demand is picking up in Houston and Laredo. Spring has sprung, bringing a long-awaited upward trend in freight volume.and RATES!! For all trailer types!!!

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2017

Houston to Oklahoma City is lane influenced heavily by the energy sector, and rates fell 16¢ to $2.02/mile. We got a welcomed surge of spot market freight to close out July.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

The lane rate from Houston to New Orleans fell 15¢ The Ugly. February is usually the slowest month for freight, and carriers have been feeling the pinch on the spot market. The national average van rate slipped to $1.58 per mile last week.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Texas mostly held steady last week, though volumes were off in Houston and rates dipped in Dallas. Spot market volumes were down during the first week of April.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 2, 2015

The Houston, Texas based retailer operates 850 department stores across 40 states under the Bealls, Goody’s Palais Royal, Peebles and Stage brands. Challenges Supporting the Inbound Logistics to 850 Department Stores Prompted Selection of UltraShipTMS.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 7, 2016

The number-four and -five spots were taken by Houston and Dallas. There were lots of loads moving at higher rates last week, especially for vans and reefers.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

A key battleground region that stretches from Detroit in the north to Houston in south is especially sensitive to such trade-offs. Four Risk Mitigation Actions for Weathering a Stormy Market.Connect.

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