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This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Ryder has a network of over 800 service locations in North America today. In related news, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that “officials in Colorado are planning a public-road test of battery-charging technology capable of powering electric trucks while they drive.”

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This Month in Logistics News (December 30 – January 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

The CTA was later joined as a plaintiff by airline trade group Airlines for America (A4A). Amazon says it has worked with Plug Power – a company that markets a variety of hydrogen-related products – to install its first electrolyzer, a system that splits water molecules to produce hydrogen, at a fulfillment center in Aurora, Colorado.

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Forget the Tricks; Halloween is all about the Treats

Enterra Insights

Author and Halloween expert Lesley Bannatyne explains, “Halloween in early 19th-century America was a night for pranks, tricks, illusions, and anarchy. ” As America became more urbanized, the pranks became more serious, sinister, and dangerous. Dumont reports, “Candy is a key driver for the holiday.”