Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. In fact, America’s true refund pioneer was born a century before Hsieh, on a farm in Oklahoma.

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APRIL 2, 2019

Some of the lanes where rates increased last week included: Houston to Oklahoma City jumped 38¢ to $2.55/mi. On the other hand, flatbed prices trended down in a handful of key markets, including Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Cleveland, Pittsburgh , and Roanoke. Phoenix to El Paso, TX gained 32¢ to $2.08/mi. Falling Rates.

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El Paso Las Vegas Oklahoma City Cleveland 70

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JUNE 26, 2018

Some of the hot spots for flatbeds last week included Las Vegas and Phoenix in the West, and the Raleigh-Greensboro-Roanoke markets in the Southeast. Las Vegas to Phoenix rates exploded, rocketing up $1.44 Houston to Oklahoma City slipped 52¢ to $3.44/mile. RISING MARKETS. mile, which is still very high.

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APRIL 11, 2017

Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Out West, flatbed loads going from Las Vegas to Salt Lake Cit y rose 61¢ on average at $3.02/mile. Las Vegas to Los Angeles fell 71¢ to $2.48/mile, Chicago remains soft, and the lane to Buffalo fell 23¢ to $2.09.

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Las Vegas Los Angeles Freight Charlotte 70

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APRIL 11, 2017

Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Out West, flatbed loads going from Las Vegas to Salt Lake Cit y rose 61¢ on average at $3.02/mile. Las Vegas to Los Angeles fell 71¢ to $2.48/mile, Chicago remains soft, and the lane to Buffalo fell 23¢ to $2.09.

Las Vegas 70

Las Vegas Los Angeles Freight Charlotte 70

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JANUARY 7, 2016

Outbound rates increased for flatbed loads originating in Las Vegas , Rock Island , Houston , Oklahoma City , Atlanta , and Pittsburgh , but rates declined in Los Angeles , Dallas , Tampa , and Baltimore. The load-to-truck ratio got a big boost last week, from 7.5

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MAY 31, 2017

Houston to Oklahoma City rose 24¢ to an average of $2.04/mile. The lane Las Vegas to Los Angeles spiked earlier this year, and it did it again last week: Up to $3.71/mile In general, markets that feed into the Northeast were up, while Denver, Seattle , and rates coming out of the Northeast were down. mile on average.

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