DAT Solutions

JUNE 6, 2017

Higher prices out of Memphis and Columbus tell us that retail traffic is moving, and higher rates out of Dallas and Seattle show us that the improvement is far-reaching. Asparagus, beans, and peas are shipping out of Western Michigan, and reefer rates on the lane from Grand Rapids to Philadelphia jumped up 47¢ to $3.17/mile.

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Logility

JUNE 2, 2020

But the Distribution Analyst has to consider the proper allocations for the mall in Memphis versus the pop-up in Pasadena. If fulfilling from store for e-commerce, better inventory position to fulfill orders, reduction in shipping cost and time to fulfill orders. The company makes financial commitments. Increase inventory turns.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 11, 2023

Cargo Theft Increases in the United States Cities seeing a spike in freight theft include Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Savannah, Newark, New Jersey, Memphis, and Chicago. According to CNBC, this is a “sign of the economic times” and adding further pressure to already inflated prices.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

And this week ShippingEasy announced its integration “with Amazon Alexa to ship with your voice!” Earlier this year, for example, XPO Logistics unveiled voice-enabled delivery tracking through Amazon.com Inc’s Echo or Alphabet Inc’s Google Home speakers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 30, 2019

It’s certainly been an interesting past few months in the container shipping industry; from the upcoming IMO 2020 Low Sulphur Fuel requirements, Brexit (Yikes!), However, today the container business seems to be more logistical than purely shipping. OCEAN Alliance: COSCO Shipping, OOCL, Evergreen, CMA CGM.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Columbus is a key distribution point for the Midwest and the Northeast, and it shipped more to the Southeast after the storms. Columbus to Memphis climbed 37¢ to $2.28/mile. Freight disruptions have caused rates to skyrocket there in the past month. Columbus to Allentown, PA , surged 50¢ to an average of $3.86/mile.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. Revenue: $69.217 billion (12 months ending May 31, 2020), $69.693 billion (2019) Headquarters: Memphis, Tennessee, USA CEO: Frederick W. Kuehne + Nagel Inc. Kuehne + Nagel Inc.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Rosenblum: The impact was actually nation-wide, because once airplanes get stranded someplace, it’s hard to move them elsewhere, particularly when you have a large hub like FedEx has in Memphis. It isn’t as simple as just saying, “I have it here so I’m going to ship it to you from here.” Rosenblum: Don’t cut it so close!

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The shipping industry, which accounts for 80% of world merchandise trade, had a record year in 2021 , with volume totaling 179.1 Share of Global Shipping Vessels Arriving on Time. The boom was great for shipping lines’ profits, but port congestion sent on-time reliability to all-time lows. from 2020 and a 5.4% in the U.K.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 14, 2019

British Navy saves 27 aboard doomed cargo ship. The ship ultimately sank to a depth of 2,800 miles. Lanes from Dallas to Los Angeles, Memphis to Atlanta, and Philly to Boston all gained ground. Last month, XPO lost $600 million in business from its largest customer whom most industry analysts believe was Amazon.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 14, 2022

FedEx warns of shipping delays as Omicron hurts staffing levels. Severe winter storms around the country, including at its main air hub in Memphis, TN are also posing challenges, FedEx said, adding, “The health and safety of our team members is our top priority.”. Amazon to bolster delivery fleet with all-electric Ram ProMaster vans.

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FLEXE

MAY 20, 2016

Or, you might think of Louisville and Memphis, where UPS and FedEx have their largest shipping hubs. When you consider locations for logistics facilities, you might first think of the cities with the biggest ports or the most warehouse properties and transportation options, like New York, Los Angeles or Chicago.

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Multichannel Merchant

JANUARY 8, 2021

Amazon is giving merchants using its Seller Fulfilled Prime a break in terms of service level commitments, removing a plan to have them meet one- and two-day shipping requirements, in light of ongoing challenges on speedy delivery from carriers, CNBC reported. As of Feb.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The tighter standards may make those kinds of workarounds more difficult for American exporters About 10,000 ships pass through the Soo Locks each year to bring iron ore, grain, limestone and other staples across the Great Lakes and Canada into the Midwest and beyond. The water level at Memphis fell to a record-low elevation of minus 11.5

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FLEXE

MAY 12, 2016

Or, you might think of Louisville and Memphis, where UPS and FedEx have their largest shipping hubs. But there are many other areas around the country that move companies to their customers and provide a number of other advantages.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2017

Instead, rates and volumes shot up in places like Memphis and Columbus, both associated with e-commerce fulfillment, and even Denver and Seattle exhibited unusually robust rates and shipping patterns. Granted, some big markets like Atlanta and Dallas remained quiet this December. per mile, as they were at the June peak of $1.98.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 5, 2017

One additional source of rate pressure looms, however: Amazon's Prime Day, with special deals on merchandise and shipping, is coming up on Tuesday. Outbound rates in Memphis are up 14% for the month. In the past, rates have started to decline after Independence Day, so the market may quiet down in the next couple of days or weeks.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

Memphis to Atlanta was up 13¢ at an average of $2.23/mile. Miami continued to ship lots of reefer roads, while Lakeland in the central part of the state joined the Florida parade. We expect load counts to pick up there and in the border market of McAllen, TX , with avocados shipping ahead of Cinco de Mayo.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

Memphis to Atlanta was up 13¢ at an average of $2.23/mile. Miami continued to ship lots of reefer roads, while Lakeland in the central part of the state joined the Florida parade. We expect load counts to pick up there and in the border market of McAllen, TX , with avocados shipping ahead of Cinco de Mayo.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Fall shipping season will also add pressure, so prices may turn the corner soon. Memphis to Atlanta increased 14¢ to $2.80/mile. mile – that’s a normal rate for that lane, but it should go up in the fall shipping season. Buffalo to Allentown, PA rose 24¢ to $3.64/mile.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Columbus jumped to third in load availability after an end-of-quarter shipping surge boosted demand in the last few days of the September. Charlotte has the second most load posts in the Southeast (9th in the country), with fewer trucks competing for those loads than in Memphis and Atlanta. auto sales rose 16% in September.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

We expect to see rates climb in the Southeast in the coming weeks as cargo ships will be diverted from Houston's deep water port to places like Miami, Savannah, and Charleston, and then transferred to other freight hubs in the region, including Memphis, Atlanta, and Greenville , SC. Chicago to Buffalo got a 14¢ boost, to $2.73

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

DAT connects carriers with brokers and shippers who have urgent shipping needs, including FEMA loads. mile Falling prices • Rates out of Memphis continued to lag, and the lane to Atlanta was down 12¢ to $2.68/mile Learn more about DAT load boards. mile • Philadelphia to Charlotte also climbed 15¢ to $1.90/mile

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Freightos

DECEMBER 16, 2015

DHL Express’ air courier service really took off when its founder, Larry Hillblom, saw a niche for courier delivery – making ocean shipping faster. Hillblom would fly ocean bill of ladings from San Francisco to Honolulu in advance of the ship’s landing, speeding up paperwork at the port and saving days (or even weeks) at ports.

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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. Memphis rates also fell sharply, with the lane to Indianapolis down 21¢ to $2.59/mile.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2017

Columbus, OH, had spikes on a pair of lanes shipping into the Northeast, which is unusual for this time of year: Columbus to Buffalo was up 17¢ to $2.79/mile. Memphis to Indianapolis was more typical of retail lanes last week, falling 20¢ to $1.90/mile. RISING LANES. Columbus to Allentown, PA , added 17¢ at $2.88/mile.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2018

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. Memphis to Charlotte was up 21¢ to $2.53/mile. Philadelphia to Boston rates also rose 18¢ to $3.83/mile. Out West, Seattle to Spokane, WA , bounced back 15¢ to $3.05/mile.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Rates were up in both Atlanta and Memphis , and prices surged out of Charlotte. That could be related to the arrival of ships at the Port of Savannah. The potential for deadhead miles can add to pressure on inbound rates. Conditions in North Carolina made trucks harder to find.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 16, 2015

You might want to look to Atlanta, Memphis, Philly, or Elizabeth, NJ, for a more profitable roundtrip. That region of New Mexico produces potatoes, onions, and beef that are shipped all over the country, leading to high volume on the load board. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. Photo by Wikimedia Commons author Daniel Schwen.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 17, 2017

Memphis to Indianapolis isn't a lane we talk a lot about and it's rarely among the top gainers, but the average rate jumped up 12¢ last week to $1.89/mile. That comes despite uneven production out of Florida , shipping gaps in California , and a drop in volumes in markets near the Mexican border.

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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. The top 4 were the same as last week – Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston and Dallas – but Indianapolis edged out Memphis for the no. RISING LANE RATES.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 4, 2017

Memphis to Chicago was up 11¢ to $1.77/mile. 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. On the top 100 van lanes, 62 paid better, while rates slipped on only 28 of them.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

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. Further south, Memphis to St. Rising Rates. Seattle is the closest U.S. Rock Island to Indianapolis dropped 53¢ $2.91/mi.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 11, 2019

Memphis to Atlanta gained 13¢ to $2.37/mi. We haven't seen a surge in California shipping as had been anticipated. The lane from Dallas to Los Angeles increased 20¢ to $1.46/mi. Philadelphia to Boston also added 13¢, moving up to $3.45/mi. Other increases were rare, and most rose less than 10¢ per mile.

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Tompkins Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Retailers’ behavior: Although not as well substantiated, there is a clear sense among consumers that delaying online shopping is a good thing because the availability of great promotions and free shipping became more and more prevalent in 2011 and 2012. Why buy early when it is better to wait and get a better deal?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2023

Those materials come into their distribution center in Memphis where they inflate the balls, use a die cut machine to create the packaging, and then kit the ball and pump into the custom-made box. The finished products are then ready to be shipped to big box retailers like Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart.

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

As the shipping industry grapples with the changes when shipping with USPS and more UPS fees , there’s another problem coming to light. This will occur across all shipping service levels, putting added pressure to establish new carrier relationships. The worker shortage from the Omicron surge appears to be worsening. 29 and Jan.

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