Solid State Logistics

Proud to provide logistics for Lollapalooza, 3 years now.

Lollapalooza Lollapalooza is a 4-Day music festival happening Aug. 1-4, 2019 at historic Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Proud Logistics provider for: It's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it.

Well we made it past another yearly inspection blitz, congrats to those drivers who survived!

http://m.trucker.com/business/truckload-spot-rates-stay-two-year-high #

Truckload spot rates stay at two-year high The number of available loads on the TL spot market increased 27% during the week ending Sept. 16, according to data tracked by DAT Solutions. While a 20% to 25% week-over-week increase in loads is not unexpected for the first full work-week after a holiday (in this case Labor Day), the number of av...

It's been rough out there in all Markets. Capacity is at a 2 year high and not looking to cool down till October. Plan ahead as much as possible to secure the best rates.

https://www.dat.com/blog/post/Van-Rates-Remain-at-2-Year-Highs

Van Rates Remain at 2-Year Highs National average van rates remain at their highest level in nearly two years. Two weeks ago van load-to-truck ratios spiked as a result of going from a 4-day work week (including Memorial Day) to a 5-day week. But instead of dropping back down, van rates held steady at $1.79 per mile last week.

Loving our pets at Solid State Logistics. Share a favorite pic of your pet so all can see.

http://www.dat.com/blog/post/Flatbed-demand-skyrockets-Why

Flatbed Demand Skyrockets. Why? While the average load-to-truck ratio in April was 3.5 for vans and 6.6 for reefers, the flatbed load-to-truck ratio was 43.7 loads per truck! That’s the highest monthly load-truck-ratio we've seen in years.

Guess who will be shipping all the Event Material for the 2017 NFL Draft this year. You guessed it Solid State Logistics. Most important is the Beer wall.

This will surely increase shipping costs. Not a good sign in the Winter!

Oil prices leap after Russia and others agree to output cuts OIl futures jumped more than 5% on Monday after Russia and a bunch of other big producers agreed over the weekend to join OPEC members in cutting their output next month.

We have been over regulated costing each person in the US $3080.00

New EPA rules push regulatory costs past $1 trillion, $3,080 per person The new implementation of EPA rules on heavy trucks has boosted the 10-year regulatory burden on America past $1 trillion, 75 percent of which have been imposed by the Obama administration. That amounts to a one-time charge of $3,080 per person, or an annual cost of $540, according to a new analysis...

Turkey day is right around the corner and Solid State Logistics is here to help you with your last minute freight needs, 24/7.

Today is the big day go out and vote.