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

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million km) using battery-electric vehicles hauling customer freight. Schneider says it began running the trucks to haul customer freight in January. A few examples of funding supporting the meat and poultry industry include the following: Centrillium Protein LLC will purchase meat processing equipment with $15.1

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The “Race” to Win the Autonomous Truck Market

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TORC and Daimler Truck held an event for journalists last week at a TORC facility in Albuquerque. There are different types of trucks and different types of routes used in hauling freight. They are also programmed to follow best driving practices – avoiding tailgating followed by hard braking, for example.

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7-Week Streak of Higher Rates Ends – For Now

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For example, Seattle to Salt Lake City still averages $2.35/mile. Denver to Albuquerque, NM , was down 33¢ to $2.04/mile. There were some big drops in prices out of Seattle , but outbound rates there are still abnormally high. Others were down, though: Seattle to Eugene, OR , which fell 51¢ but still averaged $2.63/mile.

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