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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

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Wing and Zipline are drone delivery providers and will allow Walmart to cover 75 percent of the Dallas-Fort Worth population as stores in 30 towns and municipalities will now offer drone delivery service. In 2022, the company shifted away from national fulfillment to a regionalized network model. went out of business in 2023.

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The Kodiak Story with Don Burnette

The Logistics of Logistics

Don is the Co-Founder & CEO of Kodiak Robotics , a company that is building the trucking industry’s most advanced self-driving technology. After over five years at Google, Don left the company to co-found Otto, the first self-driving truck startup, which was acquired by Uber. The Kodiak Story with Don Burnette. About Don Burnette.

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

The Logistics of Logistics

Craig and his company, FreightWaves is one of the reasons, Chattanooga is called the Silicon Valley of Trucking. Craig Fuller is CEO and Founder of FreightWaves, the only freight-focused organization that delivers a complete and comprehensive view of the freight and logistics market. This created a lot of trucking companies. [35:41]

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

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At the beginning of the year, the global chip shortage had become so dire that large industrial companies were taking scarce chips out of washing machines to plug them into industrial modules. The restaurant features what the company calls an Order Ahead Lane, which serves mobile-order customers their food through a conveyor system.

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Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking with Craig Fuller

The Logistics of Logistics

[01:04] Tell us a little bit about you and your company. I grew up in a trucking family and worked in my dad’s company. FreightWaves is the leading Freight Intel provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. [03:50] This created a lot of trucking companies. [35:41]

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This Week in Logistics News (June 4 – 10)

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Add in soaring air freight costs, and the fruit will not only be hard to find, but incredibly expensive. Trucking, warehousing, and parcel-delivery companies added a combined 32,900 jobs last month, according to seasonally adjusted preliminary employment figures the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, down from 44,700 jobs added in April.

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

Illinois is the only state that has all seven Class I freight railroads. It is the 3rd largest in total freight railroads. The state also is home to the Fort Worth Alliance Airport, which is a public-use airport located 14 miles north of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The state received an A. Media Type.