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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on How Much Do US Plant Managers Make
Supply Chain Digest
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Plant Managers Paid the Most in San Franciso, Least in Oklahoma City in 25 Markets, based on New Randstad Data
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Spot market settles after Hurricane Florence
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 2, 2018
Texas has been quiet in recent weeks, but the lane from Houston to Oklahoma City rose 14¢ to $2.26/mile.
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Hurricane Michael halts shipments
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 16, 2018
Houston to Oklahoma City dropped 19¢ to $2.04/mile. Seattle to Salt Lake City lost 18¢ at $2.18, with fewer imports hitting the Seattle port. Once again, the supply chains were dealt a major disruption last week from Mother Nature.
Good-bye siloed, functional planner. Hello storm chasing network planner.
Kinaxis
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
2013 – Massive tornado packing 200 mph winds in the Oklahoma City area. by Bill DuBois If you had anything to do with supply chain planning in the early days of enterprise resource planning (ERP), you may consider those years the “good ol’ days”.
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Van freight stabilizes in early October
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 9, 2018
Here are two lanes worth noting: Denver to Oklahoma City jumped 12¢ to a not-so-hot $1.43/mile. Spot market line haul rates are now only 5% higher for vans now than they were a year ago, rising from $1.74 to $1.83 per mile not including the fuel surcharge.
Flatbed Demand Surges in Oregon and South Dakota
DAT Solutions
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
South Dakota has also been a hot state for flatbeds lately, with lots of loads originating in the Rapid City market. Houston to Oklahoma City and back is a pretty good run for flatbeds, as long as you can complete the roundtrip in two days, including load and unload times.
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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over
DAT Solutions
JUNE 6, 2017
Houston to Oklahoma City was down 8¢ to $1.97/mile. Last week, the national load-to-truck ratio for vans was the highest it's been since March 2014. That was back when demand for trucks skyrocketed because extreme winter weather caused massive disruption to supply chains.
Van Rates Peak in July, Flatbed Prices Rise in Southeast
DAT Solutions
AUGUST 4, 2016
DAT Flatbed TriHaul of the Week: Houston - Oklahoma City - Ft Worth - Houston. So, you’re taking a load from Houston to Oklahoma City , and then you haul a second load from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth.
How much lower will freight rates fall?
DAT Solutions
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Out West, Denver to Oklahoma City added 14¢ at $1.38/mile. Has money been a little tighter for your business lately? If you're a small carrier or owner-operator, you're not alone. Freight rates have been in decline since the calendar flipped to 2019.
Flatbed rates and volumes move upward
DAT Solutions
APRIL 2, 2019
Some of the lanes where rates increased last week included: Houston to Oklahoma City jumped 38¢ to $2.55/mi. While van and reefer rates saw a decline in March compared to February, flatbed bucked the trend, making gains in both freight volumes and rates.
How much lower will freight rates fall?
DAT Solutions
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Out West, Denver to Oklahoma City added 14¢ at $1.38/mile. Has money been a little tighter for your business lately? If you're a small carrier or owner-operator, you're not alone. Freight rates have been in decline since the calendar flipped to 2019.
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Is Spring Shipping Season Finally Here?
DAT Solutions
MAY 1, 2018
The biggest increase was on the lane from Denver to Oklahoma City , which was up 13¢ to $1.40/mile – not much there to be excited about. Van rates spiked in early April, but the national average was in a steady decline for the rest of the month.
Higher van volumes fail to boost rates
DAT Solutions
APRIL 1, 2019
Denver to Oklahoma City slipped 14¢ to $1.12/mi. The end of Q1 was relatively quiet on the truckload spot market. Van freight volumes did increase more than 6% in the last week of March, but there was enough capacity to cover the demand. As a result, rates didn't rise.
Van rates drop to 16-month low
DAT Solutions
JANUARY 29, 2019
Denver to Oklahoma City rates rose 13¢ to $1.34/mile. Last week the national average van rate dropped 4¢ to $1.97/mile. The last time the average van rate was below $2 per mile was 16 months ago, in September 2017.
Spring freight rates: Stable or stuck?
DAT Solutions
APRIL 8, 2019
Houston to Oklahoma City slipped 12¢ to $1.92/mi. Van and reefer rates continue to move sideways. Refrigerated produce freight has been notably absent from the picture, so that likely has some reefers competing for van freight.
Hot Flatbed Segment Shows Signs of Cooling
DAT Solutions
JUNE 26, 2018
Houston to Oklahoma City slipped 52¢ to $3.44/mile. Demand for flatbeds has been red hot for months, and so are rates. It seems like every week we set a new record for flatbed rates or load-to-truck ratios, or both.
Have Van Rates Turned the Corner?
DAT Solutions
MARCH 7, 2018
Out of the Gulf Coast, the lane from Houston to Oklahoma City dropped 16¢ to $2.11/mile. We had a turnaround in van trends last week, reversing course from the declines we’ve been seeing since mid-January. Volumes and rates rose nearly across the board.
Seasonal Lull Continues for Flatbeds, But Bright Spots Emerge
DAT Solutions
AUGUST 26, 2015
A few individual markets outside that region also offered a lot of loads, and trucks were relatively scarce, creating opportunities in Pittsburgh, Mobile, Savannah and Oklahoma City, among other markets.
Van Rates Remain at 2-Year Highs
DAT Solutions
JUNE 20, 2017
per mile, and the lane from Houston to Oklahoma City hit a new high of $2.30 National average van rates remain at their highest level in nearly two years. Two weeks ago van load-to-truck ratios spiked.
The Last Fast Mile
EFT
MAY 31, 2015
Moyer: Suppose you have a truck leaving Los Angeles and going to Cincinnati, with stops in Oklahoma City and St. A conversation with Chuck Moyer, Board Member, Customized Logistics and Delivery Association and CEO, Express Courier, Inc. (an
How Hurricane Florence affects freight
DAT Solutions
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
When disaster strikes, trucks are needed to get emergency supplies where they're needed most.
Extra capacity takes a bite out of prices
DAT Solutions
JANUARY 17, 2019
Houston to Oklahoma City rose 13¢ to $2.18/mile. A lot of us in the trucking industry had to do something last week that we haven't had to do in a while — work a full, five-day week.
Rates rise, but gains may be temporary
DAT Solutions
JANUARY 9, 2019
Denver to Oklahoma City gained 21¢ to $1.41/mile. Truckload capacity remained tight during the first week of 2019, and national average rates increased 3¢ for vans, reefers and flatbeds.
Asian imports turn up the heat for vans on the West Coast
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 30, 2018
Denver to Oklahoma City plummeted 24¢ to $1.38/mile. Demand for vans continues to heat up on the West Coast, boosting load-to-truck ratios in California, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah.
LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight
The Logistics of Logistics
MARCH 24, 2013
The company was founded in Oklahoma City, OK. LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight. YRC Freight is the third largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $3.2B in sales (estimated 2012). YRC Freight has 9.2% of the less than truckload (LTL) market. YRC Freight is the largest subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. YRC Worldwide is a Fortune 500 company based in Overland Park, KS. In 2012, the company had revenues of $4.9B. The 2012 revenues were 0.4%
Van Rates May Spring Ahead Very Soon
DAT Solutions
MARCH 21, 2018
last week and Houston to Oklahoma City — a key lane for energy-related freight —gained 22¢ to an average of $2.35/mile. which is a distribution hub for last-mile hauls to major cities in the Northeast.
Have Van Rates Hit Their Peak?
DAT Solutions
JANUARY 10, 2018
Farther west, the lane from Denver to Oklahoma City rose 20¢ to $2.02/mile – Denver typically trends in the opposite direction of California, and California rates were generally down last week. Seattle to Salt Lake City also lost 33¢ at $2.44/mile.
Spot Freight Volumes Get Welcomed Boost
DAT Solutions
AUGUST 1, 2017
Houston to Oklahoma City is lane influenced heavily by the energy sector, and rates fell 16¢ to $2.02/mile. We got a welcomed surge of spot market freight to close out July.
Delayed Produce Could Lead to a Busy May
DAT Solutions
MAY 2, 2017
Houston to Oklahoma City was up 10¢ to for a springtime high of $1.91/mile. The end of the month didn’t bring the upward bump that we typically see when shippers try to move goods before closing their books.
Vans and Reefers Have a Friend in California
DAT Solutions
JUNE 23, 2016
per mile, and Sacramento to Salt Lake City jumped up 19¢ per mile, to $2.73. Oklahoma City is also super-hot for flatbeds. Shippers and freight brokers are singing a Merle Haggard classic this week, to their van and reefer BFFs: "L.A.
Demand Surges in Final Week of 2015
DAT Solutions
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.
Major Freight Markets Saw Biggest Rate Surge of the Year
DAT Solutions
MAY 31, 2017
Houston to Oklahoma City rose 24¢ to an average of $2.04/mile. Flatbed load counts are still strong in Texas , but it was the port cities of Los Angeles and Jacksonville that propelled rates, along with inland markets like Cleveland, Raleigh, and Rock Island, IL.
Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes
DAT Solutions
APRIL 11, 2017
Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Rock Island to Kansas City was also up big at $2.81/mile. Spot market volumes were down during the first week of April.
Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes
DAT Solutions
APRIL 11, 2017
Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Rock Island to Kansas City was also up big at $2.81/mile. Spot market volumes were down during the first week of April.
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