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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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Rates and Demand Are Still High for Refrigerated Freight

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Sacramento to Denver gained 29¢ at $2.55/mile. Chicago to Kansas City also had a big increase at $3.48/mile, Reefer rates on the lane from Sacramento to Portland soared 70¢ to $3.42/mile. Fresno to Seattle was up 30¢ to $2.80/mile. mile, up 46¢ from the week before.

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Where Did Reefer Rates Rise the Most Last Week?

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The biggest increase was on the lane from Chicago to Denver , up 30¢ to $3.02/mile. Chicago to Kansas City also climbed 23¢ to $3.02/mile. Denver to Salt Lake City climbed 15¢ to $1.80/mile. Chicago reefer rates rose the most last week, bouncing back with higher volumes.

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Reefer Capacity Gets Tighter Ahead of Thanksgiving

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The biggest spike was the lane from Chicago to Kansas City , which surged 49¢ up to $3.10/mile. Chicago to Denver soared 27¢ to $3.17/mile. Denver to Houston also took a 42¢ dive at $1.87/mile. All rates below include fuel surcharges and are based on real transactions between brokers and carriers.

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Spot market demand heats up out West

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Dallas to Denver fell 10¢ to $2.03/mi. Also, farming machinery has not yet started to move in volume, leading to lower rates out of Rock Island, IL: The lane from Rock Island to Kansas City fell 64¢ to $2.33/mi. Over the past month we’ve seen rates fall from Chicago, Columbus and Dallas. loads per truck.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 3)

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Robots outnumber human workers in this autonomous truck yard north of Denver. Mexican regulators have approved Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion plan to acquire Kansas City Southern and create a railroad linking Mexico, Canada, and the United States. billion of Kansas City Southern’s debt.