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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

DAT Solutions

Last week, the national load-to-truck ratio for vans was the highest it's been since March 2014. The lane from Sacramento to Denver paid 24¢ better on average, at $2.63/mile. Crop production is rising out of the Northwest, so reefer rates fell on inbound lanes like Sacramento to Portland , OR. That paid $2.19/mile

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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). Shipt, which was founded in 2014 in Birmingham, Ala, currently offers its service in more than 70 cities through 20,000 shoppers. As I wrote back in 2014 in Webvan 2.0: Access Point network in 2014. and Costco Wholesale Corp.

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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

Ryder also plans to equip its maintenance facilities in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and San Jose, Calif. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a 2014 SmartWay Affiliate Challenge award and SmartWay Excellence Awards in 2014 and 2013. Ryder was also recognized by the U.S.

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Bouncing Back from a Career Low Point - Parker CMC Networking

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Spring Back into Career Management » 03/19/2014.   Here I was with my bachelors and masters degree from Stanford brushing a horse’s mane and shoveling manure in the 100+ degree Sacramento heat wondering where things had gone so wrong in my career search.  Posted by Emily Taylor on 03/19/2014 at 09:53 AM | Permalink.