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Future of Logistics Takes Center Stage in 2017

TMC

One example of this is that California already restricted AV testing to under 10,000 pounds, which is why the Otto “beer run” occurred in Colorado and not California. Whether AV trucks have a role in the supply chain in five years or 15 years, the industry will be discussing their implications throughout 2017. Robinson.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 24-28, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Uber’s Otto hauls Budweiser across Colorado in self-driving truck (Reuters). Otto and Anheuser-Busch enlisted the support of the state of Colorado before the drive, and the state patrol monitored it, although Colorado and most other U.S. I am forever grateful.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

In related news, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that “officials in Colorado are planning a public-road test of battery-charging technology capable of powering electric trucks while they drive.” The Colorado Transportation Department and infrastructure developer Aecom Inc.

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Are You Prepared for a Climate-Change Charged Hurricane Season?

Enterra Insights

”[5] Rice reports, “Meteorologists from Colorado State University, among the nation’s top hurricane forecasters, predicted nine hurricanes would form this year.” ” The Washington Post Editorial Board goes on to note, “Predicting climate change’s effects on hurricanes has long been controversial. .”

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One Year After U.S. Withdrawal From Paris Agreement

EcoVadis

CO 2 emissions declined 14 percent from 2005 to 2017 , the Energy Information Administration projects that emissions will rise 1.8 These are all valid questions considering the U.S. has historically been a leading contributor of carbon emissions. percent in 2018, perhaps due in part to the U.S.’s s withdrawal from the agreement.

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Labor Day 2022

Enterra Insights

Oregon was the first, followed by Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. ” The Washington Post, 4 September 2017. [3] 3] Jay Zagorsky, “ Striking Union Workers Turned the First Labor Day Into a Networking Event ,” Smithsonian Magazine, 1 September 2017. [4] ” Footnotes. [1]

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How much lower will freight rates fall?

DAT Solutions

On the top 100 van lanes, February volumes so far have outpaced both 2017 and 2018, and the number of lanes with higher rates versus lower rates was fairly balanced last week. The lane from Denver to Albuquerque is still one of your best bets for getting out of Colorado, but that lane lost 15¢ last week at $1.88/mile.