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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

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Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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Spot market demand heats up out West

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Last week saw strong movements out of Baltimore, Fort Worth, Cleveland and Savannah. Also, farming machinery has not yet started to move in volume, leading to lower rates out of Rock Island, IL: The lane from Rock Island to Kansas City fell 64¢ to $2.33/mi. Rising Rates. Roanoke to Cleveland gained 54¢ to $2.67/mi.

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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

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Miami to Baltimore also jumped up 21¢ to $1.75/mile. Rock Island to Kansas City was also up big at $2.81/mile. We expect load counts to pick up there and in the border market of McAllen, TX , with avocados shipping ahead of Cinco de Mayo. Shipments out of the Santa Maria District also pushed rates up out of the Fresno market.

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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

DAT Solutions

Miami to Baltimore also jumped up 21¢ to $1.75/mile. Rock Island to Kansas City was also up big at $2.81/mile. We expect load counts to pick up there and in the border market of McAllen, TX , with avocados shipping ahead of Cinco de Mayo. Shipments out of the Santa Maria District also pushed rates up out of the Fresno market.