Flatbed spot rates Flatbed spot linehaul rates paid to carriers averaged $2.67 per mile this week, minus fuel, down 1.2%, or $0.03 per mile, from the prior week. Rates ran 32.2%, or $0.65 per mile, above the same week a year ago and held 26.5%, or $0.56 per mile, above the nine-year seasonal average of… Continue reading Flatbed Report: Capacity keeps shrinking as the load-to-truck ratio doubles year over year
Wed Apr 13 07:11:02 CDT 2022
Month: September 2026
ShipStation first to bundle LTL into parcel shipping platform
ShipStation, a provider of multicarrier parcel shipping software, is offering e-commerce sellers the ability to also select and coordinate with less-than-truckload operators at pre-negotiated rates in one integrated platform, bringing to life promised benefits from ownership’s recent acquisition of freight brokerage Worldwide Express Group. Few, if any, software-as-a-service companies that connect small-and-midsize merchants with parcel… Continue reading ShipStation first to bundle LTL into parcel shipping platform
Descartes acquires Extensiv for $120M
Descartes Systems Group announced Tuesday that it has acquired Extensiv, a warehouse management and fulfillment tech provider, for $120 million. The deal follows Descartes’ $100 million acquisition of Tai last week. The acquisition was funded with cash on hand. California-based Extensiv helps 3PLs with inventory management and order fulfillment. It uses AI tools to leverage… Continue reading Descartes acquires Extensiv for $120M