Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma on the West Coast; New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston, Savannah, Port Everglades and Miami on the East Coast, and Houston on the Gulf Coast. “We see no decline in volume and no recession—just time out for a breather,” Hackett says. Printer-friendly version.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 26, 2019

There was also a major tank fire in Houston last week, which added further disruption. Seattle has been a more active market but rates are now trending down, even as Los Angeles starts to stabilize. Seattle to Eugene fell 28¢ to $2.37/mi. Fresno to Seattle gained 17¢ to $2.57/mi. as I-70 reopened for business.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2017

ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma on the West Coast; New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston, Savannah, Port Everglades and Miami on the East Coast, and Houston on the Gulf Coast. “We do expect growth in imports to slacken off in the coming year, but it will still remain positive.”.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Exceptions included: Houston to New Orleans increased 12¢ to $2.32/mile Almost all lanes out of Seattle had falling prices: Seattle to Spokane returned to its prior level, dropping 30¢ to $3.24/mile. Seattle to Salt Lake City fell 17¢ to $1.70/mile. Seattle to Los Angeles was down 16¢ to $1.20/mile.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Exceptions included: Houston to New Orleans increased 12¢ to $2.32/mile Almost all lanes out of Seattle had falling prices: Seattle to Spokane returned to its prior level, dropping 30¢ to $3.24/mile. Seattle to Salt Lake City fell 17¢ to $1.70/mile. Seattle to Los Angeles was down 16¢ to $1.20/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 12, 2018

Basically every major van freight market not named “Seattle” had higher rates last week, especially Houston, Columbus, and Buffalo. Some unusual rates out of Houston: Houston to Dallas was up 25¢ to $2.97/mile mile (Dallas to Houston edged up to $3.03/mile Houston to Atlanta added 23¢ at $2.47/mile.

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Multichannel Merchant

AUGUST 2, 2022

The initial 10 cities for the Amazon service are Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Miami, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Seattle and Washington D.C., with more to follow. It’s interesting that New York, the biggest market in the country and often the launch pad for same-day services, is not among them.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Hot markets Houston volumes spiked two weeks ago, and pricing caught up last week. Out West, Los Angeles to Seattle rose 17¢ to $2.79/mile. Falling rates Outbound rates were down in markets like Seattle , Denver and Philadelphia , places that are known for low prices. Seattle to Eugene, OR , fell 20¢ to $2.73/mile.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

Trucks can’t get in or out of Houston , which is a huge freight hub – it’s the number 1 source of loads for flatbeds, thanks to the oil and gas industry, and one of the top 5 or 6 markets for both van and reefer freight. Seattle to Spokane rates fell 11¢, to $2.67

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles and Seattle had slight bumps up in pricing, but nothing exceptional. Just a handful of lanes fell more than 10¢ cents per mile: Seattle to Eugene,OR, dropped 15¢ to $2.35/mi. Houston to Oklahoma City slipped 12¢ to $1.92/mi. Fresno to Seattle lost 18¢ to $2.36/mi. Rising rates.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

Seattle is the closest U.S. Outbound volumes from Seattle were up by double digits. Those increases in truck freight were small compared to Seattle’s, which tells us that we could see a surge of van freight out of California this week and next. Seattle to Salt Lake City gained 13¢ to $1.84/mi. Falling Rates.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 1, 2018

Last week, flatbed volumes surged 10% higher, led by Houston, Fort Worth and Cleveland. The oil industry has also fueled the Texas markets: Rates were higher last week out of Dallas and Fort Worth , while Houston held firm. A couple lanes with falling prices: Reno to Seattle was down 98¢ to $2.41/mile,

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 29, 2019

Last week five of the six top van markets had rising volumes, with Houston and Stockton, CA growing by double digits. Seattle to Los Angeles also rose 6¢ to $1.28/mi. Denver to Houston dropped 18¢ to $1.16/mi. VAN TRENDS. Average outbound rates moved up in Los Angeles , Dallas , Charlotte and Buffalo. Falling rates.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 30, 2016

It's easier to find a load in the biggest freight markets, including Chicago - Joliet , Atlanta , Dallas , and Houston , but outbound van rates trended down in most of those markets last week. Rates rose out of Buffalo and Seattle. HOT ROUND TRIP: Dallas to Houston and back, about 480 miles at an average rate of $1.92

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 9, 2019

Elsewhere, the sharpest increase in freight activity were in Texas, where both Dallas and Houston look strong. In fact, van trends from Houston are much stronger than flatbed trends. Seattle rates continue to fall seasonally, slipping another 4% lower last week. Seattle to Eugene, OR dropped 40¢ to $2.61/mile.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 4, 2017

This year alone, Amazon announced new fulfillment centers in Eastvale, Redlands, Fresno and most recently Sacramento, where the Seattle company said it would hire 1,500 workers. It was only for residents of Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, San Diego and St. Walmart Slashes ‘A Few Dozen’ Corporate Jobs.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 4, 2017

This year alone, Amazon announced new fulfillment centers in Eastvale, Redlands, Fresno and most recently Sacramento, where the Seattle company said it would hire 1,500 workers. It was only for residents of Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, San Diego and St. Walmart Slashes ‘A Few Dozen’ Corporate Jobs.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2018

Houston was the top market for rising volumes, and outbound rates were up 6% on average. In warmer conditions, the lane from Houston to New Orleans rose 18¢ at $2.92/mile. Seattle rates continued to slide from previous peaks, with a couple big drops last week: Seattle to Eugene, OR , plunged 95¢ to $2.69/mile.

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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 The lane from Los Angeles to Seattle also rose by double digits, up 15¢ to an average of $2.69 per mile last week, a 20¢ increase.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Van load counts rose in both Houston and Chicago , which is a another sign that we could be looking at an early spring for spot freight this year. Truckload pricing also made some gains on the Houston to L.A. Up in the Pacific Northwest, the intrastate lane from Seattle to Spokane climbed 23¢ to $3.14/mile. FALLING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 24, 2018

Denver , Houston , and Stockton, CA , had the biggest increases, but the lanes where rates surged were often counterbalanced by rate decreases for the lanes going in the opposite direction. Houston to Atlanta also jumped up 13¢ at $2.25/mile. Out West, Seattle to Eugene, OR , dropped 17¢ to $2.56/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2019

That said, outbound rates from Houston held up better than most markets, with a huge uptick in volumes. Houston to Oklahoma City rose 13¢ to $2.18/mile. Denver to Houston was up 13¢ to $1.37/mile. Still, not many lanes had high higher rates last week. Philly to Buffalo dropped 32¢ to $2.42/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 14, 2017

Charlotte joined Atlanta as an early leader ahead of the spring freight season, but the story for the past few weeks has been Houston. There have been major investments in natural gas facilities all along the Gulf Coast, which has contributed to a big uptick in activity in the Houston market. RISING LANES. FALLING LANES. RISING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 30, 2018

Atlanta and Houston were the only two major van markets to buck the national trends last week. Load counts were up 27% in Atlanta, and volumes surged 33% out of Houston. Out West, Los Angeles to Seattle was down 21¢ to $2.64/mile. Chicago to Buffalo came back down 29¢ to $3.55/mile

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 25, 2017

Stockton to Seattle also added 15¢ for $2.18/mile. Houston to OKC dropped 9¢ to $1.80/mile Out of California, the lane from Ontario to Seattle was up 30¢ to $2.35/mile. Load-to-truck ratios are highest for vans in the darker red areas on the Hot States Map above. Charlotte 3. loads per truck. mile last week.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Houston prices have mostly been neutral, but the lane to Wichita, KS , fell to just $1.77/mile. Out West, Reno to Seattle declined to $1.98/mile. The biggest declines for the month were on lanes out of Raleigh and Baltimore. The lane from Cleveland to Harrisburg backed off some previous highs, falling to $3.56/mile.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 8, 2018

Van volumes rose in key places like Atlanta, Los Angeles and Houston, which kept outbound rates stable those markets and could be an early sign that prices are turning a corner. RISING RATES Buffalo and Seattle made big gains last week, with rates up 6% and 4% respectively. Chicago to Buffalo surged 33¢ to an average of $3.33/mile.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 1, 2019

Freight volumes were up more than 10% in Houston last week, with pushed prices up on several lanes. Seattle to Eugene, OR regained 13¢, rising to $2.51/mi. Load-to-truck ratio bar charts like the one above are available in Hot Market Maps, which is included in the DAT Power load board. Rising rates. Falling rates.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Houston is the number 1 market for flatbed loads, and volumes have improved there, even though rates haven’t followed suit yet. Continuing the regional theme out of Nevada: Flatbed rates from Reno to Seattle rose to $2.97/mile. The energy sector heated up in January, which contributed to higher flatbed load counts for the month.

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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%. In general, markets that feed into the Northeast were up, while Denver, Seattle , and rates coming out of the Northeast were down. Houston to Oklahoma City rose 24¢ to an average of $2.04/mile. Out West, L.A.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 12, 2017

Houston to Chicago dropped 17¢ to $1.60/mile. Outbound rates were down in Stockton, CA , and the lane to Seattle lost ▼18¢ at $2.67. An exception to the trend above was Atlanta to Philadelphia , down 17¢ to $2.76/mile. Low oil prices may have decelerated things in Texas: Dallas to Denver fell 16¢ to $2.27/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 12, 2017

Farther west, Dallas to Houston jumped up 37¢ to $2.90/mile. Similar to vans, most of the big shifts in pricing happened in the Midwest and East Coast, but Ontario, CA, to Seattle fell 37¢ to $2.59/mile. Midwest volumes are building, and rates from Grand Rapids, MI, to Madison, WI , were up 60¢ to $3.15/mile.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 22, 2019

LA to Seattle added 10¢ to $2.27/mi. Freight volumes dropped in Houston, Buffalo, Chicago and Columbus. Columbus to Buffalo rose 14¢ to $2.80/mi. Denver to Dallas gained 10¢ to $1.24/mi. Falling rates. Buffalo to Charlotte fell 20¢ to $1.93/mi.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

The Port of Seattle has closed operations at two of its four container terminals due to a lack of shipping demand. The Port of Houston suspended operations at two container terminals after a staffer tested positive for COVID-19. The main CFS gateways in the US are operating normally but with reduced hours.

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Freightera

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Baton Rouge, LA to Houston, TX. Seattle, WA to Los Angeles, CA. Nashville, TN to Washington, DC. Was: $341, now: $262 (200 lbs. 48x48x48, Class 125). Was: $222, now: $187 (1,000 lbs, 48x48x48, Class 125). Miami, FL to Dallas, TX. Was: $343, now: $232 (1,000 lbs, 48x48x48, Class 125). New Cross-Border LTL Freight Rate.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2017

Rates rose in Philadelphia, Buffalo and Seattle , since nearby agricultural areas were keeping reefers busy. Out West, the regional lane from Seattle to Spokane, WA , rose 20¢ to an average of $2.92/mile. Houston to Oklahoma City is lane influenced heavily by the energy sector, and rates fell 16¢ to $2.02/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2018

Ontario, CA to Seattle was up 59¢ to $4.18/mile. Minneapolis is hosting the game this year, and around this time last year we saw inbound rates rise to Houston, where the previous Super Bowl was held. Nogales to Los Angeles surged to $3.36/mile. Out of Texas, McAllen to Atlanta rose 48¢ to $2.86/mile.

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