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Ryder Places First Medium-Duty Electric Vehicle Order with Chanje Energy and Begins to Roll Out Charging Stations

Supply Chain Network

Ryder also plans to equip its maintenance facilities in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and San Jose, Calif. The Chanje all-electric large delivery style van is equipped to haul up to 6,000 pounds and up to 580 cubic feet of cargo, all with zero vehicle exhaust emissions.

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Reefers Get a Late Spring Boost

DAT Solutions

The darker states above have higher load-to-truck ratios, meaning there's less competition for freight in those states. The Southeast continues as the best region to find reefer freight. Rates are soaring on outbound lanes that connect those two markets to distribution centers in Atlanta , in the Northeast and in the Midwest.

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Van and Reefer Operators Give Thanks for Rate Increases

DAT Solutions

Late harvests are beginning the journey to your Thanksgiving table, via food processing plants and distribution centers. Outbound rates increased in key California markets, including Sacramento, where rates rose 14¢ last week, to an average of $2.20 Other Hot Markets include Albuquerque, Grand Rapids and Little Rock. and Canada.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Best Buy rolls out same-day delivery in 13 markets (Star Tribune). Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. Manhattan Associates Empowers Warehouse Managers With New E-Commerce Capabilities.