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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

Logistics Viewpoints

In this situation, an autonomous vehicle brings a package to a customer’s house, whereupon the customer enters a code and retrieves the package from a cargo hold. Udelv’s delivery bot is a multi-stop electric delivery vehicle which features a self-contained, swappable modular cargo pod called the uPod.

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Southwest Airlines’ $28M investment expands cargo capacity in Denver

Freight Waves

DENVER – Southwest Airlines on Thursday unveiled a new cargo facility at Denver International Airport that more than doubles throughput capacity and triples the amount of cooler space for refrigerated products to support growing demand for airfreight service in the metropolitan area.

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Van freight gears up for the holidays

DAT Solutions

The threatened strike by UPS Freight (LTL) may already be causing shippers to divert their cargo to other channels. Los Angeles to Denver also increased 14¢ to $3.21/mile. Last week van volumes climbed more than 10%, which suggests rates may head up again soon. Hot Markets. Los Angeles to Dallas increased 14¢ to $2.51/mile.

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Moving On.

Cathy Roberson

After the conference, Chris and I plan to spend some time with my brother and his family who live in the Denver area and visit various national parks such as Black Canyon of the Gunnison , the Great Sand Dunes and Mesa Verde. If you no longer wish to receive posts from me, go ahead and unsubscribe here on Substack.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 26 – September 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

The number of package flights operated by FedEx Express and UPS significantly declined month over month in July, underscoring how far the overall air cargo market has sunk since the spring of 2022 and the effect of efficiency initiatives the companies have undertaken in response to lower express volumes.

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30 Supply Chain Leaders Under 30—Class of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Rhiana Gallen, Denver Water. Content Summary: Rhiana Gallen, age 23, is a contract specialist with Denver Water. Content Summary: Lauren Sylvester, age 29, is manager, cargo air acquisitions, with the U.S. Printer-friendly version. Media Type. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. DataTable subpages. Media Image. transactionID.

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Rates Rise Unexpectedly in Early August

DAT Solutions

Those lanes are associated with retail, and the cargo may include last-minute merchandise for the back-to-school season. NOT SO HOT – The Denver market is always a tough place to find a load, and outbound rates dropped even further there last week. down 7¢ to 94¢ per mile.