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

Talking Logistics

WiseTech Global buys Microlistics for $40m, its ninth acquisition in 2017 (Australian Financial Review). California looks at dumping gas tax for per-mile fee as cars use less fuel (Sacramento Bee). The post This Week in Logistics News (December 11-15, 2017) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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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

Miami, November 2, 2017 —Ryder System, Inc. Ryder also plans to equip its maintenance facilities in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and San Jose, Calif. markets, as well as in the Chicago and New York markets, with the latest technology in commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging.

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Reefer volumes gearing up for fall holidays

DAT Solutions

Offsetting this are declines out of Atlanta, Grand Rapids and Sacramento. After hovering above 2017 levels for most of the year, the reefer load-to-truck ratio is now lower than it was last year at the beginning of October. Most parts of California are shipping more loads, especially the Fresno market in central California.

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Managing Merged Manufacturing Operations

IQMS

With $40 million in annual revenues and 150 employees, the company operates four manufacturing facilities in Shelbyville, KY where it is headquartered; Sacramento, CA; and Kapolei, HI. Enabling Continuous Improvement Across Facilities.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

First announced by Elon Musk in 2017, the Tesla Semi has been one of the longest-delayed products in the company’s history. It is also delivering Pepsi out of its Sacramento warehouse on 100-mile daily routes, going directly to stores, and making 300- to 400-mile runs to other warehouses. There is no set date for rollout.

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5G and the Future of Smart Cities

Enterra Insights

Dallas; Denver; Houston; Miami; Sacramento, Calif.; 2] Eric Walter, “ 5G Smart Cities Are Around the Corner ,” State Tech Magazine , 26 December 2017. [3] .” In fact, Verizon started testing 5G in 8 municipalities last year and will up that total to 11 this year (Atlanta; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Bernardsville, N.J.;