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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

DAT Solutions

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. Seattle to Spokane was up 20¢ to $2.70/mile. Beef and other meats shipping out of Dallas pushed rates up 20¢ on the lane to Columbus. That paid $2.19/mile

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How Important is 1% to Your Supply Chain?

BlueYonder

To give you a better idea of how a small error can have a huge impact, imagine a container ship navigating from China to Seattle with a compass that is off by 1 degree. At that setting, it would miss its intended port by over 100 miles – putting the container ship closer to Vancouver or Portland.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 3-7, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Free shipping? ” Here are some excerpts from the CNBC article: The delivery service will be available to Starbucks loyalty program members as part of its new mobile order and pay app that will launch in Portland next month and nationwide next year. . Delivery used to be a cost of doing business. That’s so old school.

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Less than Truckload (LTL) Freight Rate Update: Northwest USA

Freightera

If you are shipping LTL freight in the Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana), you might end up using this carrier often! Sample rates for 1 pallet, 48”x48”x48”, 500 lbs, class 125: From Portland, OR, to Tangent, OR. From Seattle, WA, to Tacoma, WA. Was: $214.02 USD, now: $171.94 Was $207.85

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This Week in Logistics News (September 28 – October 2, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Amazon Flex is available now in Seattle. It will be available soon in New York, Baltimore, Miami, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Portland. Meanwhile, Cloud Logistics introduced its Same Day TMS program “designed to allow shippers to start shipping – and saving – the day they start the project.”

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. UPS’ eBike electric bike program, activated in Portland, Ore., Click here to read the full story. Printer-friendly version. Facilities Management. Media Type. Media Type.

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Reefer Freight Adjusts to Post-Holidays, Post-ELD

DAT Solutions

Nogales, AZ , was the only produce-shipping market to post any big rate increases last week, as many others were down significantly. Ontario, CA to Seattle was up 59¢ to $4.18/mile. Los Angeles to Portland, OR, tumbled 50¢ to $4.18/mile. Nogales to Los Angeles surged to $3.36/mile.