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Asian imports turn up the heat for vans on the West Coast

DAT Solutions

This trend repeats every year, as consumer goods from Asia arrive at the ports and begin the eastward journey to regional distribution centers throughout the country. The load-to-truck ratio is a sensitive, real-time indicator of the balance between demand and capacity. Denver to Oklahoma City plummeted 24¢ to $1.38/mile.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

The two main planks of the GSA would seek to tackle non-market excess capacity and carbon emissions. to test autonomous truck runs from Houston to Oklahoma City with a safety driver aboard. The scope of the measures, including other countries that could be targeted and the level of the tariffs, are still being discussed.