Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Many of the leading ERP and supply chain software vendors have customer events in various countries around the world.; Where Does Supply Chain Design End and Planning Begin?

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

We’ve also seen growing demand and higher rates out of Georgia , especially in Savannah. Construction activity boosted rates out of Las Vegas : The lane to Los Angeles was up to an average of $3.31/mile. Las Vegas to Phoenix also jumped up to $2.97/mile. That pushed rates lower out of Tampa.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Las Vegas is a construction hub, and flatbed trended down immediately after Hurricane Harvey. 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.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 7, 2016

Load-to-truck ratios surged last week, as year-end demand and ongoing bad weather faced off against a relative shortage of trucks between two holidays. The head haul lane is the one with the higher rate in a round-trip route, because there is more demand for trucks from Chicago to Dallas than from Dallas to Chicago, for example.).

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JANUARY 3, 2019

The oil and gas industry contributes to flatbed demand in a big way, so the slump there was keeping flatbed rates in check. Raleigh and Las Vegas made gains in the past week, while volumes have been above par for the month in Memphis and Houston. Meantime, it also looks like slowness in the oil fields may have bottomed out.

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AUGUST 13, 2015

Typically, these trends go together: demand goes up and rates follow. Darker red areas indicate statewide load-to-truck ratios that are well above the week’s national average, which rose to 1.9 Van and reefer rates declined while load volume and ratios for those equipment types increased. So what is going on?

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