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Guest Post: An MBA student’s perspective on the ISM Meeting 2019

NC State SCRC

This week’s guest post is from my MBA student, Nikhil Singh, who accompanied me to the recent Institute for Supply Management conference in Houston. The first was the CSCMP Edge Conference in Nashville last year, and more recently the ISM Conference in Houston. So here it is!

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2018

Talking Logistics

TMW Systems : in.sight User Conference + Expo 2018 , September 9-12, Houston, TX. Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) EDGE 2018 , September 30 – October 3, Nashville, TN. SMC3 : Jump Start 2018 , January 22-24, Atlanta, GA and Connections 2018 , TBA (2017: June 26-28, Palm Beach, FL).

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Flatbed Volume and Rates Gain Traction in June

DAT Solutions

Texas had the biggest rebound last week, partly due to a surge of loads leaving Houston, the biggest flatbed freight market in the country by far. HOT MARKETS: The energy and steel sectors have helped boost the flatbed markets in Houston and Birmingham , respectively. Atlanta to Nashville jumped up to $3.04

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New Less-than-Truckload (LTL) Freight Rates in USA, and Cross-Border USA & Canada!

Freightera

Nashville, TN to Washington, DC. Baton Rouge, LA to Houston, TX. As a preview of our amazing prices, below we’ve listed newly added LTL freight rates in USA, and cross-border USA to Canada, and Canada to USA (prices are in USD): New LTL Freight Rates in the USA. Was: $341, now: $262 (200 lbs. 48x48x48, Class 125).

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Storms and Rising Fuel Costs Put Pressure on Flatbed Rates

DAT Solutions

Atlanta to Nashville also crossed the $3 mark, at $3.03 Houston to New Orleans tumbled, but still averaged $2.49 Volumes have bounced back in Fort Worth , but the lane to Houston dropped to $2.27 The Rock Island, IL , flatbed market has had rising rates and volumes, and the lane to Grand Rapids averaged $3.35 FALLING LANES.

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The Southwest Airlines Debacle – What Really Happened

Logistics Viewpoints

And while Southwest says they are point-to-point, Atlanta (ATL), Baltimore/Washington (BWI), Chicago Midway (MDW), Denver (DEN), Houston Hobby (HOU), Nashville (BNA), Oakland (OAK), Phoenix (PHX) and St. Then it stays there overnight, and the next day the plane might fly to Dallas.

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Spring Came Early in These Freight Markets

DAT Solutions

Load counts slipped in Houston , but that market has been relatively strong all winter long. Atlanta to Nashville also climbed ▲35¢ to $2.58/mile. 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. on Friday, compared to the 2.9