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

Logistics Viewpoints

For the first time, personal care or beauty items also cracked into the top five most popular gifts. The company is boasting its quickest delivery time yet, saying that packages are being prepared for dispatch within 11 minutes of an order placement at same-day facilities. In fact, to kick off the holiday shopping season, a record 200.4

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Autonomous Truck Company Torc Robotics Aims to Scale

Logistics Viewpoints

Steve Banker, after a ride along in an autonomous truck from TORC In 2022, Torc Robotics – a provider of autonomous trucks for the middle mile – and Daimler Truck, who is the majority owner of Torc, held an event for journalists and financial analysts at a Torc facility in Albuquerque. That just wasn’t the case five years ago.”

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When Opportunity Knocks, Say YES!

BlueYonder

She grew up in cities around the world until her father retired and her family settled in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she graduated high school and went on to earn an Accounting degree from the University of New Mexico. At that time, I didn’t think that would have gone over well. I just did them in parallel. Was it in sales?

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When Opportunity Knocks, Say YES!

BlueYonder

She grew up in cities around the world until her father retired and her family settled in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she graduated high school and went on to earn an Accounting degree from the University of New Mexico. At that time, I didn’t think that would have gone over well. I just did them in parallel. Was it in sales?

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The “Race” to Win the Autonomous Truck Market

Logistics Viewpoints

TORC and Daimler Truck held an event for journalists last week at a TORC facility in Albuquerque. The author, Steve Banker, after a ride along in an autonomous truck from TORC. There is no doubt that autonomous trucks will change the face of logistics. What kind of trucks will they be? When will we see autonomous trucks on the road?

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L.A. freight gets a tailwind from hurricanes and typhoons

DAT Solutions

The ratio is a sensitive, real-time indicator of the balance between demand and capacity. Denver to Albuquerque got a 7¢ increase, to $2.18/mile. It wasn't just Chicago, either. West Coast van freight heated up last week, especially in the Los Angeles market. Blame the weather. Outbound ratios rose from 5.0 Apart from L.A.

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How Will ELDs and Christmas Affect Van Rates?

DAT Solutions

Just look at this Hot Market Map for Monday, the first day under the new ELD Mandate. All that dark red means that brokers and shippers had a harder time finding trucks yesterday. Denver to Albuquerque, NM has been trending up in recent weeks, and the average rate rose another 17¢ at $2.33/mile. RISING LANES. FALLING LANES.