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

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

DAT Solutions

West Coast van freight heated up last week, especially in the Los Angeles market. destination, the combined Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The ratio is a sensitive, real-time indicator of the balance between demand and capacity. Seattle to Los Angeles also rose 9¢ to $1.48/mile.

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How Will ELDs and Christmas Affect Van Rates?

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The distribution centers and warehouses in those markets serve the big population centers of the Northeast, so a lot of retail freight is being hauled to its final destination now. Just look at this Hot Market Map for Monday, the first day under the new ELD Mandate. In recent years, e-commerce has kept rates high through early January.