Operations and Supply Chain Management
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Importers and exporters in Chicago, Kansas City, and other Midwestern cities have traditionally relied on railroads connected to ports on the West Coast to haul their containers. That hasn’t stopped a group of businesspeople from planning to offer a new waterborne trade option along the Mississippi starting in April 2024.
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FEBRUARY 15, 2018
Rock Island to Kansas City also shot up 61¢ to $3.22/mile. Volumes were off in Memphis , which pushed rates down 4%. Memphis to Houston nose-dived 54¢ to $2.74/mile Rock Island to Minneapolis rose 54¢ to $2.76/mile. A couple Southeast markets also trended up for flatbed rates and volumes last week.
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DAT Solutions
APRIL 15, 2016
MEMPHIS is right behind Charlotte in terms of load posts, but the load-to-truck ratio is slightly better for truckers. Rates are up on the lane to Atlanta, and the average rate on the backhaul from Atlanta to Memphis is up 19¢ since March. Atlanta is another top destination, and the round trip has been steady this month at $1.88/mile.
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APRIL 11, 2017
Memphis to Atlanta was up 13¢ at an average of $2.23/mile. Rock Island to Kansas City was also up big at $2.81/mile. Rates out of Memphis were down after a strong drop in volumes. Memphis to Dallas was down 25¢ to $2.54/mile. Van rates were also trending up out of Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
DAT Solutions
APRIL 11, 2017
Memphis to Atlanta was up 13¢ at an average of $2.23/mile. Rock Island to Kansas City was also up big at $2.81/mile. Rates out of Memphis were down after a strong drop in volumes. Memphis to Dallas was down 25¢ to $2.54/mile. Van rates were also trending up out of Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
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MARCH 6, 2019
Also, farming machinery has not yet started to move in volume, leading to lower rates out of Rock Island, IL: The lane from Rock Island to Kansas City fell 64¢ to $2.33/mi. Further south, Memphis to St. Rock Island to Indianapolis dropped 53¢ $2.91/mi. Louis dove 79¢ to $3.01/mi. – perhaps just winter lingering.
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DECEMBER 30, 2015
Outbound rates increased for van loads originating in Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta and Philadelphia, but van rates declined in Los Angeles, Memphis and Buffalo. The national average rate held steady for vans last week at $1.71 per mile, despite a 1¢ decline in the fuel surcharge.
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