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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

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West Coast ports reduce idling vessels as container supply increases. Europe agrees to cut natural-gas consumption as Russia crimps supplies. two in the Greater Chicago area and one near Denver ? Target chases bigger e-commerce profits with new delivery hubs, fleet of drivers. Winsupply to partner with Drone Express.

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Spot Market Freight Rates Soar After Hurricane Harvey

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Outbound volumes from Houston also fell 73%, but the rearrangement of supply chains, the difficulty of shipping in the flooded region, and increased seasonal demand in other parts of the country combined to create pockets of tight capacity that put extra pressure on truckload rates. Denver to Houston rose 59¢ to $1.63

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Meet our Spring additions

Alloy

Most recently, Adrienne led North American national sales at YG Acoustics , where she coordinated everything from demand planning to marketing budgets, product setup, and overall process development to create business. She has dual degrees in Sociology and European History from the University of Denver, and hails from New Orleans, LA.

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Reefer Freight Adjusts to Post-Holidays, Post-ELD

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The demand for refrigerated trailers peaked at year-end, but the extra-cold weather in many parts of the country has kept prices at record-setting levels in many areas, since those trailers are being used to keep freight from freezing. Green Bay to Minneapolis also jumped up 48¢ to $3.49/mile

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Low Reefer Demand Drags Down Van Rates

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Reefer demand has also been low, and when there isn’t enough reefer freight to go around, those trucks start competing for van freight. Denver to Phoenix is still a weak lane at $1.20/mile, Denver also picked up some shipments to Texas: The lane to Houston paid ▲16¢ at $1.77/mile. RISING LANES. mile last week.

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Tens of Thousands of New Jobs, and One Worry: Robots

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Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. It was only for residents of Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, San Diego and St. s stores to Office Depot Inc.’s s isn’t a major threat. Walmart Slashes ‘A Few Dozen’ Corporate Jobs.

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Reefer Capacity Gets Tighter Ahead of Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so trucks are still in high demand to move refrigerated freight. Chicago to Minneapolis also climbed 21¢ to $2.76/mile. Chicago to Denver soared 27¢ to $3.17/mile. Denver to Houston also took a 42¢ dive at $1.87/mile.