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

Logistics Viewpoints

I-40 is one of the most traveled roadways in New Mexico – and the country – largely because of all the freight traffic coming from southern California. Department of Transportation has a plan to overcome supply chain issues, and it appears the Albuquerque metro could be a key ingredient.

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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. JDA’s Vicky Marco is a self-described Army brat.

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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. JDA’s Vicky Marco is a self-described Army brat.

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Looking for a Reefer Load? Try These 5 Markets

DAT Solutions

Albuquerque, NM, has been lighting up the Hot Market Map for a few weeks now. That region of New Mexico produces potatoes, onions, and beef that are shipped all over the country, leading to high volume on the load board. So if you take a load to Albuquerque from L.A. Photo by Wikimedia Commons author Daniel Schwen.

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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. Initially, autonomous trucks will run in the southwest states like – New Mexico and Texas – where difficult climate issues like snow are rare, and the regulatory climate is favorable. How fast will the rollout be?

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Reefer Demand Cools, Except in a Few Hot Spots

DAT Solutions

Albuquerque continues to offer high load availability for reefers, coupled with a shortage of trucks. The demand turned New Mexico into a Hot State, as shown in this map for the week of October 4 - 10. That combination led to a 15% decline in the national average load-to-truck ratio, from 4.6 loads per truck on DAT Load Boards.

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Reefer Freight Market Still Has a Few Hot Spots

DAT Solutions

Freight volume continued to cool off for reefers last week, but some pockets of high demand remain in New Mexico, Arkansas and the Lower Midwest, as shown in this Hot States Map for the week of July 19-25, 2015, below. Those Lower Midwest markets are harvesting melons.

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