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This Week in Logistics News (June 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Starting next week, Amazon will start actively recruiting existing small businesses in 23 states including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, and Washington.

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Flatbed Demand Surges in Oregon and South Dakota

DAT Solutions

South Dakota has also been a hot state for flatbeds lately, with lots of loads originating in the Rapid City market. The Pacific Northwest continues to offer high load-to-truck ratios for flatbeds, as shown in this Hot States Map for the week of September 20-26. As a national average, flatbed load availability rose 1.3%

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Same-day delivery is not currently available in Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming, and delivery of orders containing alcohol is currently limited to select stores in Illinois and Florida.

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Severe weather causes freight rates to slip

DAT Solutions

The highways are open now, but there are still flood warnings in six states: Nebraska, parts of neighboring South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota, plus eastern Arizona and western Mississippi. In Nebraska, snow followed by rain led to “historic flooding” that shut down traffic on I-80.

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U.S. Political Discourse for Ocean Container Carrier Reform Meets Compromise

Supply Chain Matters

Senator John Thune of South Dakota , the Senate passed its own version of similar legislation that would limit the ability of carriers to levy arbitrary special fees. Senate, and we had speculated that it would likely face additional lobbying by various carrier and shipper industry stakeholder interests.

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The Best States to Buy a Car In!

Supply Chain Game Changer

At the same time, you can find some of the lowest car dealer fees in Oregon, New York, Minnesota, and South Dakota. In addition, Alaska, Montana, Delaware, Oregon, and New Hampshire have no statewide sales tax. Best States to Buy a Used Car. If you’re a citizen of Ohio, you’re in luck!

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Thanksgiving 2018

Enterra Insights

Other states with significant turkey production include Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, South Dakota, Utah, and California. Minnesota leads the nation in turkey production followed by North Carolina, Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri, and Virginia.

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