temperature-controlled logistics

The reefer market isn’t cooling down

Peak retail season may be over, but reefer national average spot rates are breaking above $2.91 per mile.

The refrigerated trucking market continues to demonstrate robust strength into January, buoyed in part by the challenges posed by severe winter weather systems like Winter Storm Cora. Spot rate and tender rejection data reveal a sustained demand for temperature-controlled transportation, underscoring the critical role of reefer trucks in maintaining the integrity of perishable goods during...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-reefer-market-isnt-cooling-down

Running on Ice: Kansas City thrust into the spotlight again

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Around this time last year, Canadian Pacific Kansas City announced a new service, the Midwest Mexico Express. The service was developed as a solution for moving freight to and from Mexico to the middle of the U.S. The transit time via rail is a day faster than the nearest competitor. Given the amount of nearshoring and development happening in Mexico, the new line could not have come at a better time.

Fast forward to this year, and Americold has brok...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-kansas-city-thrust-into-the-spotlight-again

Running on Ice: International developments for the cold chain

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Running on Ice: Freezers hit the desert

Your latest info on all things cold chain

Hello, and welcome to the coolest community in freight! Here you’ll find the latest information on warehouse news, tech developments and all things reefer madness-related. I’m your controller of the thermostat, Mary O’Connell. Thanks for having me!

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From left: Vivian Banda, regional representative for Sen. Cortez Masto; Clay Mitchell, Storey County, Nevada, commissioner; Sam Tippman, president and CEO of Ti Cold; Chris Hughes, president and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-freezers-hit-the-desert

Running on Ice: The government meets supply chain

Hello, and welcome to the coolest community in freight! Here you’ll find the latest information on warehouse news, tech developments and all things reefer madness-related. I’m your controller of the thermostat, Mary O’Connell. Thanks for having me!

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Temperature-controlled supply chains have an unusual ally in the form of the U.S. House of Representatives. Didn’t have that on my 2023 bingo card. A bipartisan bill focused on the supply chain was unanimously...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-the-government-meets-supply-chain

Running on Ice: Finishing the year cold 

Hello, and welcome to the coolest community in freight! Here you’ll find the latest information on warehouse news, tech developments and all things reefer madness-related. I’m your controller of the thermostat, Mary O’Connell. Thanks for having me!

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It may be a muted season for dry van loads, but the same cannot be said for new cold storage facilities. Since there are quite a few across the country celebrating breaking ground or completion, a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-finishing-the-year-cold

Running on Ice: When cold is slightly less cold

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What’s that in the sky? A bird, a plane, a cold storage facility? In Halton Hills, Ontario, there is a towering collection of blue racks being set up that will someday serve as a cold storage facility. Across Lake...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-when-cold-is-slightly-less-cold

Running on Ice: Frosting the nation with warehouses

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A new cold storage facility in Cleveland has brought immediate relief to cold shippers in the form of Cleveland Cold Storage. The facility has 150,000 square feet of storage that goes to minus 10...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-frosting-the-nation-with-warehouses

Middle-mile FreightTech firm Warp launches same- and next-day store delivery

Bringg, Onfleet, FarEye, Veho, AxleHire and a sea of other delivery management platforms are shaking up the last mile. 

But FreightTech startup Warp, which emerged from stealth in February 2022 and is led by two AxleHire veterans, wants to ensure supply chains don’t cut out the middleman.

The Los Angeles-based middle-mile firm on Tuesday rolled out DirectFresh, a new platform offering aimed at perishable shippers. Now live in all major U.S. and Canadian metros and select areas in Mexico, the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/middle-mile-freighttech-firm-warp-launches-same-and-next-day-store-delivery

How can grocery LTL evolve?

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Grocery-related, temperature-controlled freight can be tricky to execute on a full truckload from...

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