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The State of Holiday Shipping & Learnings for Next Peak Season

Intelligent Audit

FedEx packages to Illinois had a 15.3% UPS to Houston has experienced the most delays—8.9%, followed closely by New York and Los Angeles. FedEx delays have been most prevalent in Miami (13.8%), Chicago (13.6%), and Houston (13.5%). UPS parcels heading to Texas had a 10.3%

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The Texas Triangle

The Logistics of Logistics

The Texas Triangle refers to an area of Texas that is roughly bordered by Dallas, Houston and San Antonio / Austin (when you are Texas you get to call 4 points a triangle). Biggest Cities in Texas by Population: #4 Houston – 2.2 It turns out it was none of those things. The Texas Triangle is a Place – A Really Big and Busy Place.

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Rates Drift Down for Vans and Reefers in Mid-July Slump

DAT Solutions

Atlanta , Dallas and Houston are the top three markets for load posts on DAT load boards, but outbound van rates are dropping in all three place. Illinois (1.7). Arkansas is always a good bet, but there are a lot more reefer loads available in Texas , California and Illinois. Illinois (3.4). Ohio (1.8). Georgia (2.4).

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Is the Freight Recession Really Over?

DAT Solutions

Load availability was also up in Chicago, but the number of available trucks kept it from turning the state of Illinois dark red in the Hot Market Map above. Cleveland to Houston also dropped 31¢ to $1.62/mile. Van demand has been growing in the South, and load counts were up in Atlanta and Memphis.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Same-day delivery is not currently available in Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming, and delivery of orders containing alcohol is currently limited to select stores in Illinois and Florida.