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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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Signs of Spring in Flatbed Markets

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John Deere, Olympic Steel, and other manufacturers have a strong footprint in that market. Rock Island to Kansas City also shot up 61¢ to $3.22/mile. Phoenix to Dallas slipped 46¢ to $1.89/mile, Big rate increases out of Rock Island, IL , suggest that farm equipment is on the move.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

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Walmart has now removed rules requiring sellers on its marketplace website to be registered in the US in an attempt to close the e-commerce gap with Amazon and tap into China’s vast network of manufacturers. This is the first time the tests have been brought to the mainland United Kingdom.