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There are 1671 loads posted on DAT Freight & Analytics as of 0700 for R, F, or V for Sunday 11/24. 591 are R, 1018 are V, and 62 are F. With many of them being R loads originating out of CA, and we all know most of those are produce. Some have notes for multi drops, but that’s not uncommon for that type of commodity. I called 42 random postings since 0430 and ONLY 1 answered the phone. If I have a load posted, I will answer and I’m ready to do business. Yet many of these companies (both W2 brokerages and 1099 agents) aren’t answering. These are large 3PLs. We don’t put a condom on and walk around do we? No, we put it on when we’re ready to get busy. If I was a carrier, this would frustrate me to no end. I get calls from carriers I do business with. They will call me on load postings from other LDI agents asking me for their load details. I must tell them I can’t help because we are all independent agents. So I know this happens often. If shippers truly knew how brokers manipulated carriers, was not tentative to their freight, and how often they play games with it by the way they post and cover, many of these shippers would take their business elsewhere. If this is you, you need to be more professional. You are responsible to make sure your clients freight gets safely from A to B. You have an obligation to answer the phone anytime there is an issue, and that starts at the load posting. Answer the damn phone! Freight and money doesn’t sleep and if you want to sleep, take your posts down!

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Longbow Advantage is going to Blue Yonder ICON 2024! We'd love to see you May 13–16 in Texas. Stop by and say hi. Learn a little more about how we help warehouses implement or optimize their WMS. Are you going to be there? Let me know in the comments. 👇 #supplychain #labormanagement #lms #wms

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Excessive truckload detention is a drain on our entire supply chain!! Carriers and drivers most often suffer the financial burden, but the reality is that even freight brokers, manufacturers, shippers & receivers are negatively impacted. When network efficiency improves...everyone wins!! Join Tenstreet, LLC's True Load Time initiative and unlock powerful facility performance intelligence to help your teams accurately predict, price & plan truckload wait times for loading/unloading. #EfficientLogistics #RealWaitTimes #HowMuchisYourTimeWorth #Transparency #ModernPlanning #InformedBidding #Benchmarking

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🚛 Boosting the Reliability of Your Freight Transportation 🚛 Tired of playing the waiting game with your shipments? Hatchway Trade Group is here to help you level up your logistics game! Here are some tips to improve the reliability of your freight transportation: ~ Choose the Right Partners: Work with reputable carriers and brokers (like us!) who have a track record of reliability. ~ Plan Ahead: Schedule shipments in advance to avoid last-minute scrambles. ~ Use Technology: Implement tracking and monitoring systems to keep an eye on your shipments. ~ Communicate Clearly: Maintain open lines of communication with all parties involved. ~ Optimize Routes: Plan efficient routes to minimize transit time and reduce the risk of delays. ~ Regular Maintenance: Ensure that all vehicles and equipment are well-maintained to prevent breakdowns. Ready to make your freight transportation as reliable as clockwork? Follow me and Hatchway Trade Group for more tips and insights! 🚀 👉 Follow Hatchway Trade Groups page. The link is in the comments.

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🚛 Revolutionizing Temperature-Controlled Freight Logistics FreshX is transforming the way we approach refrigerated less-than-truckload (LTL) freight. Often called the "Expedia for Reefer LTL," FreshX simplifies quoting, booking, and managing temperature-controlled shipments with its innovative platform. 🔍 Key Highlights: Instant Pricing: Real-time quotes powered by a standardized pricing engine.  User-Friendly Design: A travel-booking-style interface for effortless shipment management.  Exciting Roadmap: From API integrations to truckload capabilities, FreshX is just getting started! Founded by Clay Curran and Lance Hackney, FreshX is setting a new standard in logistics. Check out how they’re solving industry-wide pain points and making refrigerated freight logistics more accessible. 📖 Read the full story here: How FreshX is Simplifying Temperature-Controlled Freight Logistics 💡 Don’t miss out on industry updates like this—follow Freight Bites and stay ahead of the curve! #FreightInnovation #ReeferLTL #TemperatureControlledLogistics #FreshX 

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Take Advantage of Prime Day Deals: Strategic Shopping: Focus on acquiring goods that are critical to your operations. Look for deals that will offer the best return on investment. Utilize Waitlists and Notifications: Stay ahead by using Amazon’s notification system to get alerts on deals before they go live, ensuring you never miss out. Evaluate Offers: Assess each deal not just for discounts but for its potential to alleviate specific supply chain bottlenecks.

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Automation isn't just about profit as the protests would like you to believe. It's also about driving costs down for US consumers by creating efficiency and therefore throughput. Others in the supply chain would benefit as well...e.g. drayage carriers especially owner operators! If you are one of the constraints in the supply chain, It takes quite a bit of audacity to ask for a significant raise.

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The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is warning about bad actors who are exploiting de minimis shipping rules — rules that allow for duty-free imports when valued under $800. Criminal organizations are taking advantage of this to smuggle contraband, counterfeit goods, and other restricted items. CBP is asking consumers to be vigilant, urging them to use caution when purchasing goods online and recommending they get verification of a seller’s legitimacy before making a purchase. The article notes that it has become common for health and beauty products to be flagged as suspicious. #thefreightarchitects #jaguarfreight #logistics

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Headlines about layoffs rightly cause much concern and consternation in the trucking industry (e.g., https://lnkd.in/g9useTDD). However, it is critical to understand that this tells only half the story because a substantial percentage of trucking layoffs occur because a firm loses a key customer account. What that means is that the firm which won the business will often expand (which tends not to be reported). Below I wanted to document just how prevalent such reallocation of jobs is in trucking using population-level data from administrative records for all employer firms in truck transportation via the Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) program. Data from https://lnkd.in/gVr6BbRW for all carriers. Thoughts: •The chart shows three series. The job creation rate is the jobs added by the subset of carriers that expanded or started operations in year t relative to t-1 divided by the average employment across all carriers in years t and t-1. Analogously, the job destruction rate is defined as the jobs lost due to carriers that downsized or exited in year t relative to t-1 divided by the average employment across all carriers in years t and t-1. The Net Rate of Job Change is the difference between the series and represents the percent change in employment for a given year. Data cover 1978 – 2021, with each data point representing change for that year relative to the prior year (e.g., 1978’s data point compares March 1978 data with March 1977 data). •What I want to emphasize: even when the net rate of job change is relatively low (e.g., 4.3% for March 2019 vs March 2018), this hides that there is a much higher rate of jobs being reallocated across carriers. For example, that 4.3% March 2019 figure hides a 14.9% job creation rate and a 10.6% job destruction rate. •Consequently, what economists call excessive job reallocation in 2019 was 21.2%, which represents the sum of job creation and destruction rates (14.9 + 10.6) less the absolute value of the net change in jobs (4.3), ergo 25.5 – 4.3 = 21.2. That is a lot of reshuffling of jobs across firms. Implication: Trucking jobs are reshuffled across carriers all the time. Focusing only on layoffs misses that firms which win new contracts are likely to expand. #supplychain #supplychainmanagement #freight #trucking #truckload #logistics #transportation

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🚨 Shippers, want to boost your chances of finding lost freight by 50%? Here’s how: Your carrier is 50% more likely to find your lost shipment if you provide a picture. 📸 Don’t risk your goods—capture images and upload them to your TMS. Bonus: Some dimensioners now scan dimensions and capture pictures at the same time. 📦 Get it done right, or don’t be surprised when things go missing. 💥 👊🏻 DM me if you ever need to step up your freight game! #Shipping #LTL #LostShipments #TMS #SupplyChain #ProtectYourFreight

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🚛 Freight Market Update: Load Origin Trends This Week 📊 The freight market is constantly shifting, and staying ahead of the trends is critical for success. Here's a quick snapshot of load origin trends across the U.S. compared to last week: 📈 West: Leading the pack with a +12% increase in load volumes. A strong surge in activity! 📉 Central: Experiencing a -9% drop in loads, signaling slower movement in this region. 📉 East: Also seeing a -10% decline, possibly reflecting market adjustments or seasonal trends. 📉 South: Following a similar pattern with a -10% decrease in load volumes. These numbers reflect the dynamic nature of the freight industry. It's a reminder for carriers, brokers, and shippers to adapt quickly to regional shifts and strategize effectively. 💡 Key Takeaways: Opportunities are growing in the West, so focus resources here to maximize capacity and profitability. Regions like the Central, East, and South may require tighter capacity management and cost controls. As the market evolves, data-driven decisions will keep you ahead of the curve. Let's navigate these changes together! 🚀 📌 What are your thoughts on these trends? Are you noticing similar shifts in your region? Let’s discuss below! 👇 #FreightMarket #Trucking #Logistics #SupplyChain #DataInsights

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🚚 What is Less-Than-Truckload (LTL)? LTL shipping is a budget-friendly option for transporting small loads, typically between 150 and 15,000 pounds. By combining freight from multiple businesses, LTL carriers provide cost savings and efficient use of space. This service is ideal for businesses needing to frequently ship goods without waiting to fill a full truck. Benefits include reduced shipping costs, better inventory management, and access to a broader distribution network. Maximize your shipping efficiency and minimize costs with North American Freight Group! 👉 Contact us today to learn how LTL can work for your business. ☎️ 1-833-559-6234 #NorthAmericanFreightGroup #Logistics #Shipping #SupplyChain #FreightForwarding

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Q1 has come and gone, and the dry van truckload market did not turn as more optimistic predictions had predicted (https://lnkd.in/gbWQFQB6). Q2 hasn’t looked any better? Why? The answer: demand for truck transportation remains weak. This is in spite of strong year-over-year gains in imports and robust retail trade sales. How can this be the case? Simple: domestic manufacturing still produces the bulk of for-hire trucking demand, and freight-weighted domestic manufacturing remains in a deep slump. One chart below showing this using the seasonally adjusted for-hire trucking ton-mile index that I coauthor. Thoughts: •February’s seasonally adjusted ton-mile reading jumped 1.5% from January’s low reading (which occurred due to the polar vortex) but remains down roughly 2% from this time in 2023 (and remember, we had been in a freight recession for roughly 5 months as of February 2023 [September 2022 saw the first major drop in demand]). •Relative to the seasonally adjusted peak from March 2022, demand for truck transportation has dropped 4%. That may not seem like much, but employment has fallen just 0.3% over this same period (see https://lnkd.in/gdYDGD4j). •For those wondering why demand isn’t stronger given those strong import gains, remember what I’ve been preaching for year(s): imports don’t represent that much freight relative to what we manufacture domestically. Consequently, all the stock analysts focusing on import-centric retail trade are missing the boat (pun intended). Implication: for the dry van truckload market to turn from bear to bull, we either need a much larger loss of capacity (unlikely to happen quickly) or for demand to improve substantially, which will require a sharp rebound in domestic manufacturing activity (also unlikely to happen quickly). As such, I would pencil in “blah” conditions for the immediate future. #supplychain #supplychainmanagement #shipsandshipping #freight #trucking  

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There is a lot of excitement in the trucking community that the current freight recession is over (heavily influenced by the articles from FreightWaves). While I’ve publicly said I expect a substantial increase in dry van truckload spot rates next year, it’s important to remember that a significant rebound of freight volumes will take some time to materialize (this isn’t an overnight thing). This can be seen in the most recent quarterly version of the trucking ton-mile index (now that September’s data is complete). One chart. Thoughts: •Q3 2024 came it 0.1% above Q2 2024; I feel good at this stage declaring Q2 2024 the bottom of the current freight recession, which began in late Q2 to early q3 2022. •While we saw very high levels of containerized imports, which appeared in sectors such as electrical goods wholesaling posting record inflation adjusted sales, it’s critical to remember that many freight-centric sectors of U.S. manufacturing continue to perform poorly relative to peak freight demand in the first half of 2022. These include: Wood products: https://lnkd.in/gNmwNRd5   Paper: https://lnkd.in/gYDt3kcK Plastic & rubber: https://lnkd.in/g8ya9dAw Nonmetallic mineral products: https://lnkd.in/gJEH2Gh5 Machinery: https://lnkd.in/gy2NrYza •It will take time for manufacturing activity in these industries to rebound. As I’ve said repeatedly, late Q1 to early Q2 2025 is when I truly expect demand conditions to get strong enough for spot rates to show the type of sustained increase needed to pressure contract rates. Implication: I get carriers are excited that brighter days are ahead in 2025. However, we need to be reasonable and understand it takes time for the manufacturing ecosystem to see sustained demand increases. Moreover, I have severe concerns about 2026, as I expect folks are going to be in for a very nasty inflation surprise… #supplychain #supplychainmanagement #shipsandshipping #freight #trucking

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