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This Week in Logistics News (December 11-15, 2017)

Talking Logistics

California looks at dumping gas tax for per-mile fee as cars use less fuel (Sacramento Bee). Grocery delivery has been the toughest nut to crack — that is, profitable grocery delivery, particularly here in the United States.

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Sears – Achieving Home Delivery Excellence

Talking Logistics

Christina Gross, Sacramento Routing Manager, then added: “Because we’re now working with a live, real-time system, we’re able to make adjustments and see those reflected in the routes right away. “Every day our last orders came in at 3:30 pm and the team had to quickly develop the routing solution by 6:00 pm.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

The company’s North American truckload volumes increased eight percent in the quarter, and its average truckload rate per mile charged to customers (excluding fuel) increased about 1 percent in Q4 2012 compared to Q4 2011, while its truckload transportation costs increased approximately two percent (excluding fuel). million, up 18.2

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Ryder Places First Medium-Duty Electric Vehicle Order with Chanje Energy and Begins to Roll Out Charging Stations

Supply Chain Network

NYSE: R), a leader in commercial fleet management , dedicated transportation , and supply chain solutions , announced today it has started to take delivery of 125 medium-duty electric panel vans, the first of their kind in North America, now available for lease or rent. Miami, November 2, 2017 —Ryder System, Inc. About Ryder.

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Transportation Trends: What’s Ahead for Trucking with California’s Gig Economy Bill?

PINC

Industry groups say the measure that passed the state’s legislature would upend road transport business across the state, WSJ’s Jennifer Smith reports. There are exemptions in AB-5 for some job classifications, including construction trucking, but that is a carve-out for Teamsters, Rajkovacz told the Sacramento Business Journal.

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Flatbed Rates Set Another Record

DAT Solutions

Demand for flatbed transportation has been off the charts for much of 2018. The lane from Vegas to Sacramento jumped up to an average of $3.22/mile, For a seven-week stretch in April and May, the national load-to-truck ratio was above 100 loads per truck. on solid volume increases.

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Amazon Leasing Air Cargo Space, Delivering by Drone

Multichannel Merchant

According to Bloomberg, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is projecting air cargo sales will decline by $52 billion in 2023 to $149.4 That never materialized, but it does have 100 planes here and in Europe to move its cargo around, and hubs at regional airports near concentrations of its warehouses. billion, which is $48.6

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