Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

In response to Hurricane Harvey, for example, JDRF and other organizations shipped more than 3,750 pounds of donated diabetes supplies to Houston (including 200,000 syringes, 50,000 pen needles and 20,000 alcohol pads) to help people with diabetes affected by the hurricane. And with that, I’m out of time and space for today.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Looking back on how we arrived at this point, many experts point to the 2017 hurricane season, specifically with Hurricane Harvey hitting the Houston area in late August 2017, followed by Hurricane Irma hitting Florida just a few weeks later. One of these factors can squeeze capacity, and when several shift, it can have a compounding effect.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The recent decision by Japan’s three largest container companies to merge their shipping operations is yet another symptom of the volatility that is roiling the freight business. K” Line, MOL, and NYK are the three Japanese ship lines that are consolidating. Deciding whether to ship cargo via the U.S. Labor unrest in U.S.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Amid all that uncertainly, shipping rates skyrocketed, and it got even crazier in the month to follow. So while Santa didn't save all that much money on shipping this year, those presents were delivered amid much more stable spot marketplace. Hot markets Houston volumes spiked two weeks ago, and pricing caught up last week.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

Although the situation on the ground is changing day by day, some trends can be identified which are likely to continue, or in some cases be exacerbated, for as long as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll. The Port of Seattle has closed operations at two of its four container terminals due to a lack of shipping demand.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Load counts are up on DAT load boards , with more flatbed freight shipping to support the rebuilding and recovery efforts in areas affected by the storms. The flatbed traffic from Houston and along the Gulf Coast that stalled after the hurricane is also getting back to normal. mile, but volumes are trending back down now.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 23, 2019

A few flatbed markets saw some decent rate increases last week, including Houston , Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Houston to Los Angeles surged 46¢ to $2.24/mi. It may be that Phoenix doesn't have supplies to ship to Dallas, as they are bringing in construction materials from Las Vegas and other places). Rising rates.

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

The move may be risky, but the mega retailer’s play may also be indicative of an emerging trend in North American maritime freight. Walmart’s goods start their nine day journey through Mexico to Houston’s major intermodal transit hub at the Lorenzo Cardenas Port. West Coast ports and an increase in interest from companies like Walmart.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 17, 2017

In Texas, Houston volumes rose 5%, but were down 3% in Dallas. No major van markets made any big moves in one direction or the other last week, but outbound rates in Houston and Los Angeles have both risen by 5% over the past month. Charlotte rates have also been trending upward. Houston to Los Angeles dropped 10¢ to $1.21/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 9, 2019

VAN TRENDS. Denver is a big beer producing market, with both large production breweries and smaller craft brewers shipping beer in vans and reefers. Elsewhere, the sharpest increase in freight activity were in Texas, where both Dallas and Houston look strong. REEFER TRENDS. The other six held steady.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

To learn more about the biggest trends shaping the logistics industry today, we reached out to a panel of logistics professionals and asked them to answer this question: “What are the biggest trends in logistics technology?” ” Meet Our Panel of Logistics Pros: Brian Jessup. Marc Tuinier. Amber Fullerton. Brian Jessup.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 10, 2017

Houston rates jumped up 3% higher last week, and prices out of California are trending up due to tomato production. From June to October last year, California shipped 500,000 loads of processed tomato products. From June to October last year, California shipped 500,000 loads of processed tomato products.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Last week, Houston's van freight volumes rebounded to 88% of pre-storm levels. Also, some ships may have been re-routed from Houston to East Coast ports, so that will add to the pressure in port cities and regional hubs. That’s a common trend when the flow of freight shifts southward. Atlanta to Charlotte hit $2.61

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SupplyOn

JULY 10, 2018

But generally speaking, not even the shipping agent transporting the production material to the nearest port has this information. Here’s an example: an adhesive arrives by ship at the port of Marseilles in the south of France. And very few really need to have all the details all the time.

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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. That pushed load-to-truck ratios higher for vans.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 2, 2017

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. and Stockton and van rates trending up out of Los Angeles. The slow and steady trend of more gaining lanes than falling took a step back last week.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 28, 2018

HOT MARKETS : Houston keeps humming, and rates are up 9% on major outbound lanes. Houston has been alternating with Atlanta as the number-one spot for van load posts over the past few weeks. HOT MARKETS : Rock Island , IL, is home to farm equipment manufacturers, who must have shipped a bunch of orders last week.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

That's a normal trend for this time of year. Miami rates also dropped 4¢ per mile, but rates and volume there may increase in the coming weeks, as ships full of South American produce are diverted from Houston to the Port of Miami. per mile, as rates out of Minneapolis are trending up. RISING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

That's a typical trend for this time of year, but volumes are starting to gather strength. VAN TRENDS. The West Coast is starting to see the freight that shipped from China after the Chinese New Year celebrations ended. port for those ships, and that freight was already being loaded onto trucks last week. FLATBED TRENDS.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 12, 2017

Lanes shipping into the Northeast were also up: Rates on the lane from Charlotte to Buffalo rose 21¢ to $2.92/mile. An exception to the trend above was Atlanta to Philadelphia , down 17¢ to $2.76/mile. Houston to Chicago dropped 17¢ to $1.60/mile. RISING LANES. FALLING LANES.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 24, 2017

Now there is a push to capture a higher percentage of the gas, and changing it to a liquid form (LNG) reduces its volume 600 times, making it easier to transport by road, rail, or ship. The Houston Hub. Houston is in the middle of all of it. Three LNG export terminals in are operation along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2018

We had a turnaround in van trends last week, reversing course from the declines we’ve been seeing since mid-January. 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. Volumes and rates rose nearly across the board.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 11, 2019

VAN TRENDS. There's a lot of activity near the border, in the Laredo market, and Houston is also heating up. We haven't seen a surge in California shipping as had been anticipated. REEFER TRENDS. The van load-to-truck ratio declined 9% last week to 4.2 loads per truck. The national average van rate held steady at $1.88/mile

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Recent estimates suggest that Hurricane Harvey destroyed a minimum of 100,000 homes in the Houston-Beaumont, Texas, area. Is over-the-road trucking, rail or even shipping vessel the most cost-effective and expeditious way to get a particular product to a disaster recovery area? That translates into some $1.8

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Anheuser-Busch Converts Houston Trucking Fleet to Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles from Ryder. While some companies have gone that route, particularly those that ship mostly via truckload, demand for freight audit and payment services remains strong, especially for parcel and less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

Van rates were also trending up out of Philadelphia and Los Angeles. 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. Memphis to Atlanta was up 13¢ at an average of $2.23/mile.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

Van rates were also trending up out of Philadelphia and Los Angeles. 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. Memphis to Atlanta was up 13¢ at an average of $2.23/mile.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2017

For those who keep a close eye on freight market trends and have lived through past capacity shortages, the signals arrived early this year that the freight market would quickly tighten, and that rates would soon spike. Devastating hurricanes in Houston and Florida, and the ongoing recovery efforts that will tie up capacity.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

I’ve heard these trends described as a "perfect storm." I disagree, because that phrase implies that the storm will pass, and the trends will return to normal. Looking at this year’s demand, capacity and rate data, however, I see a longer-term trend building. E-Commerce Changes Shipping Patterns.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 25, 2017

There's more freight moving out of Houston this month. California was also shipping more after a week of difficult weather, but there were enough trucks to accommodate the increase in demand. Load-to-truck ratios are highest for vans in the darker red areas on the Hot States Map, above. HOT MARKETS. HOT MARKETS.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 4, 2017

Most changes in price were slight, but the overall trend was positive. Did you know that California ships 87% of the strawberries in the U.S.? Berries started moving out of Santa Maria in late February, and Ventura County is gearing up for peak shipping season. back in the mix. The other 10 were neutral. mile last week.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 13, 2018

Prices are still well above last year’s pace, though, and that still suggests that the fall shipping season will be a busy one. There isn’t much urgency for long-haul freight at this time of year, so a lot of shipping has moved over to rail. Rates held up the best out of the Midwest. Falling rates.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 11, 2016

The fifth is Houston.). while central California is shipping cherries and seasonal vegetables, including asparagus. California is also hot for reefers, with rates trending up in Ontario and Sacramento. Vans are in high demand in the Sun Belt, and rates rose sharply last week.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Demand is still extra-high out of potato-shipping regions ahead of Thanksgiving, but rates from Twin Falls, ID, to Phoenix dropped 27¢ to an average of $2.74/mile. Denver to Houston also took a 42¢ dive at $1.87/mile. Out West, the extra-long haul from Fresno to Boston rose 29¢ to $2.41/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2018

Nogales, AZ , was the only produce-shipping market to post any big rate increases last week, as many others were down significantly. 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.

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Elementum

MAY 19, 2015

Long Beach managed to continuing an upwards trend, posting a modest 7.9% Port of Los Angeles spokesman Phillip Sanfield claims that year-to-date shipping volumes have likely dropped off because cargo ships have not returned to normal schedules after February’s delays. increase in total containers handled over April of last year.

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