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Allentown gains traction as freight hub

Posted: 30 Nov, 2018 by Peggy Dorf

Allentown, PA, was once a major manufacturing town, but it has emerged more recently as a popular location for warehouses and distribution centers, especially at this time of year. It's the fastest-growing city in Pennsylvania, with over 120,000 residents and a one-day roundtrip to major population centers on the East Coast. From Allentown, it's only 60 miles to Philadelphia, the 5th-largest city in the U.S., and less than 100 miles to New York City, or to Newark, NJ, and the largest sea port on...

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Truckload spot and contract rates tell different stories

Posted: 20 Nov, 2018 by Mark Montague

There are really two truckload rate stories this year. For one, spot market rates have declined sharply this fall. In the second story, contract rates have mostly held up, and in some cases may still have room to climb higher. Those two stories from 2018 lead to two different rate forecasts for the ...

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Minnesota turkeys are stuffing outbound trucks

Posted: 19 Nov, 2018 by Peggy Dorf

When you sit down to Thanksgiving dinner in the Midwestern U.S., remember to be thankful for Minnesota. The Land of a Thousand Lakes is also the number-one state for turkey production, by a wide margin. So it's no big surprise that the Minneapolis market area was also the land of a thousand loa...

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DAT Freight Barometers: Contract rates will rise more slowly in 2019

Posted: 15 Nov, 2018 by Donald Broughton

Capacity is becoming more available, as small fleets have mostly adjusted to electronic logging device (ELD) and strict enforcement of the Hours of Service rules. Driver pay has risen steadily in the past year, so large fleets are able to attract drivers and keep more trucks on the road, effectively...

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The high cost of free shipping

Posted: 15 Nov, 2018 by Peggy Dorf

Prioritizing delivery time over efficiency adds to transportation and logistics costs, and those costs will inevitably be passed on. Either consumers will pay more for the merchandise, or stockholders will lose out when they invest in those retailers.

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