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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

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Walmart shipped one quarter of its U.S. Department of Transportation has a plan to overcome supply chain issues, and it appears the Albuquerque metro could be a key ingredient. imports from India between January and August this year, according to bill of lading figures shared by data firm Import Yeti.

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Autonomous Truck Company Torc Robotics Aims to Scale

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Steve Banker, after a ride along in an autonomous truck from TORC In 2022, Torc Robotics – a provider of autonomous trucks for the middle mile – and Daimler Truck, who is the majority owner of Torc, held an event for journalists and financial analysts at a Torc facility in Albuquerque. It is Laredo, Texas.”

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Looking for a Reefer Load? Try These 5 Markets

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Albuquerque, NM, has been lighting up the Hot Market Map for a few weeks now. That region of New Mexico produces potatoes, onions, and beef that are shipped all over the country, leading to high volume on the load board. So if you take a load to Albuquerque from L.A. Photo by Wikimedia Commons author Daniel Schwen.

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L.A. freight gets a tailwind from hurricanes and typhoons

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Cargo ships were re-routed or delayed en route to and from ports from Savannah to Baltimore. Ships in and near Hong Kong were delayed, which caused a disruption of traffic at the top U.S. Denver to Albuquerque got a 7¢ increase, to $2.18/mile. destination, the combined Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Apart from L.A.

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How Hurricane Florence affects freight

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DAT connects carriers with brokers and shippers who have urgent shipping needs, including FEMA loads. mile – low, but still higher than that lane has paid in more than a month • Denver to Albuquerque was up 25¢ to $2.24/mile Learn more about DAT load boards.

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Rates rise, but gains may be temporary

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Denver is a big beer producing market, with both large production breweries and smaller craft brewers shipping beer in vans and reefers. Denver to Albuquerque jumped 28¢ to $2.35/mile. It's possible that the NFL playoff games and college bowl games increased demand from bars, restaurants and grocery stores.

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Delayed Produce Could Lead to a Busy May

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We’re hearing a lot about shipping gaps in California due to delays in planting because of an unusually wet winter, which explains the flat reefer volumes last week. Denver to Albuquerque rose 10¢ for an average of 1.76/mile. California produce should gain strength in the coming weeks. Most changes were slight, though.