DAT Solutions
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
Load counts also continued to climb out of Dallas and Houston, as Texas works its way back to business as usual. Atlanta to Tampa was also up to $3.12/mile. That includes the Dallas to Houston lane, which fell another 54¢ but is still high at $2.96/mile. Houston to New Orleans also declined 19¢ to $2.42/mile.
DAT Solutions
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
Less than ten days after Hurricane Harvey, trucks are already moving freight out of Houston, with almost the same volume as before the storm. Harvey hit Houston on Friday evening, August 25, and hung over the metro area for days, dumping more than 50 inches of rain on Southeastern Texas and Southwestern Louisiana. It could take months.
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Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 14, 2017
TMW Systems : in.sight User Conference + Expo 2018 , September 9-12, Houston, TX. The 2018 IWLA Convention & Expo , March 11-13, Tampa, FL. SMC3 : Jump Start 2018 , January 22-24, Atlanta, GA and Connections 2018 , TBA (2017: June 26-28, Palm Beach, FL). Transplace : Shipper Symposium, May 8-10, Frisco, TX.
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 4, 2017
The flatbed traffic from Houston and along the Gulf Coast that stalled after the hurricane is also getting back to normal. It’s bounced back, since construction material from Houston is moving again, and that’s helped boost rates on the lane from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, which hit $3.52/mile mile on average last week.
DAT Solutions
APRIL 2, 2019
Plenty of flatbed markets in the South and East experienced rising prices, including Birmingham, Tampa, Atlanta, Savannah, Raleigh, Harrisburg, Dallas and Phoenix. Some of the lanes where rates increased last week included: Houston to Oklahoma City jumped 38¢ to $2.55/mi. Atlanta to Houston increased 26¢ to $2.33/mi.
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 13, 2021
With the new expansion, Amazon is rolling out same-day delivery to Prime members in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa, Charlotte and Houston, bringing the total markets served to 12. In these markets, shoppers will be able to place orders online throughout the day, then have items on their doorstep in as fast as five hours.
DAT Solutions
JANUARY 4, 2018
Houston had the next-biggest increase at 3%. Rates were also weaker out of Atlanta and Tampa. Tampa to Atlanta is one of the weakest flatbed lanes, and the rate was down another 7¢ to just $1.39/mile. That pushed Baltimore rates up 10% higher last week as a result.
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