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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

DAT Solutions

Houston to Oklahoma City was down 8¢ to $1.97/mile. Projections for Central California produce are still strong for June, so we’re keeping an eye on the Fresno market, but those shipping gaps meant that rates didn’t continue their upward trend on many of the top reefer lanes. That paid $2.19/mile

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This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart is working with EcoCart to calculate and validate the emissions created from online orders sold and shipped by the retailer and to buy carbon-offset credits from sustainability projects in the exact dollar amount required to reduce or avoid those emissions. This is the equivalent of taking over 5,000 cars off the road.

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Less than Truckload Freight Rate Update: Cross-Border USA to Canada & Canada to the USA

Freightera

See our newly added LTL freight rates for shipping cross-border from the USA to Canada & from Canada to the USA. From Vancouver, BC to Oklahoma City, OK. From Houston, TX to Calgary, AB. All the rates are for 1 skid 48x 48x 48” 500 lbs, class 125: From Phoenix, AZ to Vancouver, BC. Was: $355.40 Now: $311.75 Was: $422.53

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Rates rise, but gains may be temporary

DAT Solutions

Denver is a big beer producing market, with both large production breweries and smaller craft brewers shipping beer in vans and reefers. Denver to Oklahoma City gained 21¢ to $1.41/mile. Elsewhere, the sharpest increase in freight activity were in Texas, where both Dallas and Houston look strong.

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Have Van Rates Turned the Corner?

DAT Solutions

Still, this is the second week in a row with rising volumes, so this could be a strong early start to the spring shipping season. Out of the Gulf Coast, the lane from Houston to Oklahoma City dropped 16¢ to $2.11/mile. Charlotte to Buffalo was down 17¢ at $2.69/mile.

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Delayed Produce Could Lead to a Busy May

DAT Solutions

We’re hearing a lot about shipping gaps in California due to delays in planting because of an unusually wet winter, which explains the flat reefer volumes last week. The top 4 were the same as last week – Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston and Dallas – but Indianapolis edged out Memphis for the no. RISING LANE RATES.

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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

DAT Solutions

Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Miami continued to ship lots of reefer roads, while Lakeland in the central part of the state joined the Florida parade. We expect load counts to pick up there and in the border market of McAllen, TX , with avocados shipping ahead of Cinco de Mayo.