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This Week in Logistics News (August 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Alphabet-owned drone firm says the two offerings will cover a combined 60,000 homes in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. According to the International Federation of Robotics, North America is the second largest market for new robot installations with 41,000 robots installed across the U.S.

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Spot market demand heats up out West

DAT Solutions

Volumes were also up from other markets with seaports, including Stockton and Los Angeles – which is home to the two biggest ports in North America. But this year there's more capacity, both from additional trucks on the road and more efficient use of current equipment. Rising Rates.

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REPOST: Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking with Craig Fuller

The Logistics of Logistics

He also is a trucking industry veteran, having founded and managed the Xpress Direct division of US Xpress Enterprises, the largest provider of on-demand trucking services in North America. FreightWaves started in Fort Worth, Texas, but we moved here. If you’re a freight broker, it’s about price and capacity discovery.