Spot rates edged upward from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Charlotte, North Carolina, as capacity declined due to the Memorial Day weekend, and a significant increase in rejection rates out of Jacksonville, Florida, is keeping upward momentum on spot rates.

FreightWaves teamed up with DDC FPO to determine how labor shortages are impacting carriers and third-party logistics providers.

If there’s one chain that must never be broken, it’s the cold chain.

Intermodal spot rates from LA to Chicago experience a decline, and outbound tender volumes for Houston are up 2% week-over-week.

Spot rates from Houston to New Orleans are almost double the national average, and China’s zero-COVID initiative continues to affect trade.

Outbound tender rejections for Houston hit 8.3%, and retail sales show an increase of 0.9% in the month of April.

Tender rejection rates from Denver to Los Angeles have increased to 4.2%, and spot rates from Little Rock, Arkansas, to New Orleans have peaked at $3.55 this month.

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Domestic intermodal volumes rose 6.8% year-over-year in the first quarter, and tender rejections out of Memphis, Tennessee, have dropped 3% in the past week.

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Intermodal spot rates from LA to Atlanta have declined 9.2% in the past week, and dwell times for ocean containers out of Shanghai have reached surprisingly low levels.

Baltimore’s Headhaul Index has increased 12% week-over-week, and spot rates have risen 4% from Jacksonville, Florida, to Indianapolis.

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Spot rates from Chicago to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, continue trending downward but remain above the national average, and outbound tender rejections for New Orleans rise 6%.

Intermodal spot rates from LA to Dallas are down 6% in the past week, but dry van spot rates out of Dallas to Indianapolis have begun to increase.

Spot rates from Atlanta to Laredo, Texas, experienced a slight increase in recent days, and fuel prices continue to impact smaller trucking operators.

A tractor-trailer carrying 30,000 pounds of eggs crashed early Monday morning on a Dallas highway.

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Class I railroads need domestic intermodal containers in LA to move volume, and spot rates from Detroit to Raleigh continue downward.

Spot rates begin to plateau from Las Vegas to Seattle, and intermodal spot rates appear to be holding up stronger than dry van rates.

Hubtek, QuickLoadz and Turvo were recognized out of the 30-plus companies that presented demos during the two-day event.

Uber Freight’s head of operations, Bill Driegert, explains how access to real-time information can change the playing field.

PetSmart’s complex supply chain includes the shipping of more than 50 million crickets annually.

Supply chains need diverse sourcing strategies and more real-time information to manage disruptive forces unleashed by COVID and the Ukraine invasion.

Wayfair is anticipating more shipping disruptions this year but has contingency plans to ride through them.

Axle Payments, J.B. Hunt and SkyBitz were among the 30-plus companies that demonstrated products at the two-day event.

Nestlé’s senior director of supply chain, Greg Kessman, explains how logistics strategies are evolving.

Ryder’s EJ Smith explains how customers are benefiting from enhanced visibility of their supply chains.

Emerge CEO Andrew Leto and company President George Abernathy discuss the importance of capacity partners.

Average spot rates increase 3% from Dallas to Columbus, and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s zero COVID policy continues to effect imports.

Capacity loosens in the LA market while Dallas and Detroit markets both tighten.

This white paper reviews the latest market dynamics and what we can expect this quarter.

Outbound tender rejections out of Nashville, Tennessee, are down 2% week-over-week, and the range of spot rates from Omaha, Nebraska, to Dallas increases.

Truckload spot rates from Kansas City, Missouri, to Milwaukee trend downward while intermodal spot rates from Chicago to Atlanta rise to protect capacity.

Class I railroads cut domestic intermodal rates by 82 cents from Atlanta to Dallas, and rejections in the Ontario, California, market hit below 3%.

Atlanta’s outbound tender volumes begin to trend upward, and China’s unwillingness to ease its lockdowns continues to impact exports to the U.S.

The data contained within the report provides breakdowns of capacity, volumes and rates as we progress through Q2 2022.

Intermodal and truckload spot rates both continue to decline.

Truckload spot rates continue to decline while the tender volume out of Nashville, Tennessee, rises 7%.

High levels of market instability over the past two years have put serious pressure on shippers to adapt and innovate in order to remain viable.

Spot rates are deteriorating rapidly from Columbus to Atlanta, and Union Pacific and CSX dismiss claims that precision scheduled railroading is the cause of poor service.

Class I railroads are less concerned with capacity as volumes decline, and the range of spot rates from Kansas City to Chicago is narrowing.

Outbound tender volumes are up 5.9% out of Houston, and the effects of the lockdown in Shanghai remain uncertain.

Dry van spot rates are falling faster than intermodal spot rates from Elizabeth to Chicago, and outbound tender volumes out of Seattle are up 8% w/w.

An inflection point has been reached. Customers are now much more focused on sustainability, according to Ray Fennelly of AIT Worldwide Logistics.

Outbound volumes are up 10% w/w out of Winchester, Virginia, and spot rates have fallen 14% from Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Boston.

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Truckload spot rates remain twice as high as intermodal rates, says J.B. Hunt, and a key indicator of U.S. import volumes has been declining steadily.

The range of truckload spot market rates grows as industry continues to change, while the range of intermodal rates narrows.

Imported TEU volumes are expected to drop significantly in the days ahead, and Allentown outbound rejections fall to less than 12%.

As van demand continues to drop, intermodal volumes remain the same, and outbound rejections for Allentown drop 4%.

Rejections out of Nashville continue to rise, while spot rates from Green Bay to Atlanta plummet.

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USA Truck lost money for many years, but with new leadership and culture has turned itself into a financial success.

Dr. Mark Manera explains how employers can benefit from proactively focusing on better health for their drivers.

While dry van rates continue to drop, intermodal rates are up, and tender rejections in LA hit a record low.

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Intermodal spot rates have declined more than 16% in the past week for Chicago to Dallas, but truckload spot rates for Denver to LA have increased 60 cents a mile.

Spot rates from Kansas City, Missouri, to Dallas have dropped 17 cents, and all eyes are on China’s exports.

Chicago intermodal rejections hit 1.6%, and outbound tender volumes from Atlanta are rising

The Headhaul Index increases 31% week-over-week, while maritime spot rates may decrease up to 75% due to COVID and the Russia-Ukraine war.

Intermodal spot rates increase more than 7% from Chicago to Elizabeth, and outbound tender rejections are down 13% nationwide

Capacity loosens for van and intermodal from LA to Dallas, and outbound tender rejections in Atlanta have declined roughly 7.5% in the last month

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Indianapolis spot rates are down 48 cents this month, and Greenville, South Carolina, outbound tender volumes are up 8%.

Spot rates from Nashville to Toledo have fallen significantly, and Allentown has an overwhelming amount of outbound loads in relation to inbound loads

Rejection rates have plummeted out of Elizabeth after a tumultuous winter, and in the Seattle to Chicago lane, an intermodal volume decline and surge in intermodal spot rates highlight a lack of available intermodal capacity.

Spot rates remain sticky above $2.65 per mile from Atlanta to Dallas, and capacity from Cleveland to Atlanta is likely to tighten in the coming days as the Headhaul Index surges 22% week-over-week.

Savannah to Allentown spot rates are likely to rise as the Headhaul Index has increased 10% w/w, Outbound tender lead times hit shocking heights in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

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Spot rates are up 4% since the start of March in the Savannah to Atlanta lane, tightening capacity in Kansas City signals spot rates will start to increase

Spot rates have fallen 42 cents a mile this month in the Kansas City, Missouri, to Columbus, Ohio, lane; rejection rates in Nashville, Tennessee, are at their second-highest levels for the month.

Spot rates from Harrisburg to Indianapolis have stalled after a month-long drop, climbing rejection rates from Columbia to Jacksonville give a forewarning for spot rates.

Gatik’s Gautam Narang will be an industry keynoter at The Future of Supply Chain event.

Philadelphia’s OTVI has risen 3.5% since start of march, J.B. Hunt to expand intermodal fleet by 40%

Nashville to Elizabeth rejections are likely to increase further, In the Chicago to Atlanta lane, domestic intermodal volume hit its highest level in the past year, more

Dallas to Lakeland rejections fall but rates remain sticky; outbound tender rejections in Toledo increase; and more.

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The CEO of Sunset Transportation highlights the importance of flexibility and work-life balance in her corporate culture.

Spot and rejection rates fall rapidly in the well-supplied Charlotte to Atlanta lane, Intermodal volume rises in the Seattle to Chicago lane, prompting carriers to increase spot rates to protect capacity for contracted shippers, MORE

Many industries are differentiating between all-in providers and specialists.

Spot rates from Chicago to Minneapolis are down more than 30 cents; spot shippers may want to consider using rail for less time-sensitive loads; more.

Spot rates have fallen nearly $1 a mile since Jan. 1 from Ontario, California, to Columbus, Ohio, and capacity is tightening in Denver.

FreightWaves has announced two more keynote speakers for the upcoming The Future of Supply Chain event: Billy Beane, executive vice president of baseball operations for the Oakland A’s, and Michael […]

Currently, 87 million metric tons of that can be traced to non-revenue—or empty—miles.

Convoy’s increased visibility into Shasta’s loads helped the company improve truck utilization and reduce emissions, resulting in a ninefold decrease in tendering times.

Savannah’s Headhaul index is up 14%, Ontario’s outbound tender rejection rate is at it slowest in over six months, more

Capacity loosens in Nashville, volume at the port in Savannah rises, more

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112 empty domestic containers moved from out of Dallas to LA in the last week, Phoenix is among the lowest rejection rates in the country at 8.87%, more

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outbound rejection rate in Des Moines is among highest in U.S. at 43%, TRAC spot rate for Omaha to Denver has climbed to $5.66/mile, more

Louisville’s outbound tender rejections has fallen to 17.5%, Columbia outbound tender volumes are up 5% w/w, more

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is a leader in computer science education; Jonathan Hoffman has expertise in national defense.

Chicago OTRI increased to 19.7% in the past month, import container volumes are up 6% y/y for U.S., more

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Among Thursday’s notes: Chicago’s outbound rejection rates trending higher, spot rates from LA to Detroit lowest in six months, and more.

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