DAT Solutions

AUGUST 19, 2016

It won't surprise anyone to learn that rates rose sharply on inbound lanes heading into Southern Louisiana last week. This tells us that there is not as much freight being staged in Houston, beyond the usual traffic on that lane. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Leake, August 15 2016. Shreveport to Baton Rouge.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A resins expert in Houston shared with me the following insights last week: We are through the impact of the freeze – and the LS Force Majeure clauses finally ended, but not until September! This event resulted in damaged to a lot of pipes that were not weatherized for a frozen winter storm.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 23, 2019

Increased LNG exports - Two major liquid natural gas export terminals on the Gulf Coast have received federal approval , including the $28 billion Driftwood terminal in Louisiana. A few flatbed markets saw some decent rate increases last week, including Houston , Los Angeles and Las Vegas. the same as March's average. Rising rates.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

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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Elementum

AUGUST 30, 2017

Hurricane Harvey has been wreaking havoc in the state of Texas since Friday, August 25th, crippling most of the state, and specifically devastating Houston. It made its second landfall on Wednesday morning, August 30th, inundating another Texas city, Port Arthur, and hit the coastal areas of Louisiana.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

Even if you’re not planning to go anywhere near Texas or Louisiana, you might be affected by Hurricane Harvey. There are at least six states that are typically served by distribution centers in Houston , and for now, they will have to be re-supplied from a different direction.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 15, 2016

Rates are available in the DAT Power™ load board and in our standalone freight rates tool, DAT RateView™ HOUSTON: Rates on the Houston to Dallas lane are down when compared to March, but prices were trending up last week. New Orleans is also a hot market, plus it's a popular destination for loads out of Houston.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Flood insurance coverage spiked after what happened in Louisiana after Katrina. Federal aid worth US $120B helped rebuild flooded neighborhoods and the tourism industry is helping Louisiana to recover. The insurance industry felt significant impacts, considering over 1.7 in insured loss.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

Trends for Harvey-related rates and freight volumes continue to solidify in the DAT database, but it’s already clear that rates are going to be extra-high on any loads heading into Houston or to metro areas that are just outside the storm zone. Notice that the worst truck shortage is in Grand Rapids, MI.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

began shipping gasoline and diesel in Houston-area pipelines, although its Beaumont, Texas, refinery was too flooded to turn back on. The market is pricing in a rather quick recovery in the Houston area but it might still be several weeks for the Houston area refiners to return to full production.”. Exxon Mobil Corp.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2016

In that cluster of states east of Texas, the map turned red due to high load-to-truck ratios in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. Dallas was pretty quiet, but demand is picking up in Houston and Laredo. Economic activity also boosted van demand in Decatur , AL and Texarkana , TX.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Amazon launched the system this week at one of its warehouses in Houston. The low levels have disrupted barge traffic and have allowed saltwater to move up the Mississippi River in Louisiana, threatening the drinking water for thousands of people. The water level at Memphis fell to a record-low elevation of minus 11.5

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

We were long-hauling from Florida to Houston last week, and now we’re talking about going from Houston to Florida,” said Andy Milton, senior vice president of supply for Mansfield Oil in Gainesville, Georgia. Those same truckers may be making the long haul back to Florida to resupply the same tanks they emptied. “We

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2013

Its Control Tower solution for an equipment and supplies provider includes on-site staff in Houston, Oklahoma and Louisiana executing more than 75,000 truckloads per year.”. Innovation in logistics also occurs outside the realm of bits and bytes, as Con-way Manufacturing’s announcement this week demonstrates.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 30, 2017

Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast and Houston with driving rains that left many businesses struggling with flooding, with little advance warning. Houston is a center for plastic resin due to the string of refineries in Texas and Louisiana, and the kind of commodities that are impacted include all plastic parts manufactured in the US.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

was ramping up operations at the first export terminal ever built in the lower 48 states, at Sabine Pass on the Louisiana-Texas border. in Houston. It couldn’t have come at a better time for the LNG market, just as Cheniere Energy Inc. But canal operators do have to learn to be flexible, because exports from the U.S.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

was ramping up operations at the first export terminal ever built in the lower 48 states, at Sabine Pass on the Louisiana-Texas border. in Houston. It couldn’t have come at a better time for the LNG market, just as Cheniere Energy Inc. But canal operators do have to learn to be flexible, because exports from the U.S.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

in Baytown outside Houston, and Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. in Port Arthur by the Louisiana border. Ethylene producers hit by the storm along the Texas Gulf Coast include LyondellBasell Industries NV at the southern end in Corpus Christi, Exxon Mobil Corp. Market Havoc.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The sprawling affected area of Houston is close to the size of Massachusetts and current expected costs of rebuilding the Texas city alone are $100 billion and could increase. The ratoon rice crop could be a near-total loss in Texas and Louisiana.

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