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This Week in Logistics News (December 11-15, 2017)

Talking Logistics

California looks at dumping gas tax for per-mile fee as cars use less fuel (Sacramento Bee). FMCSA to grant 90-day exemption from ELD mandate for short-term rental trucks (Commercial Carrier Journal). DAT Freight Index: November Rates Break 3-Year Record for Dry and Refrigerated Vans. And with that, have a happy weekend!

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Customer-Obsessed Businesses are Upping Their Last-Mile Game

Logistics Viewpoints

Last year, Raley’s converted its closed store in Sacramento, California to a dark store — an e-commerce fulfillment center to meet the spiraling pick and on-demand deliveries. Food ordering and delivery platform DoorDash saw its revenues go up by 226% to $1.92 since the pandemic. Drones: The future of last-mile delivery?

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Pre-Christmas Demand Could Keep Reefer Rates High

DAT Solutions

Reefer rates are still higher than usual for this time of year, though, and demand for fresh food at Christmas will likely keep rates up through the rest of the month. On the West Coast, reefer rates on the lane from Sacramento to Portland, OR fell 32¢, but the $2.91/mile mile average is still higher than it was a month ago.

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Managing Merged Manufacturing Operations

IQMS

Today, Revere Packaging is a leading food packaging company and preferred supplier of the highest quality, recyclable aluminum foil containers, custom plastic containers, and thermoform plastic to the food industry across North America. Revere is certified in food safety by the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI).

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Transportation Trends: What’s Ahead for Trucking with California’s Gig Economy Bill?

PINC

Uber, Lyft, and many food delivery companies are not happy with the new law. There are exemptions in AB-5 for some job classifications, including construction trucking, but that is a carve-out for Teamsters, Rajkovacz told the Sacramento Business Journal. Or they will just ignore it.”

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Van and Reefer Operators Give Thanks for Rate Increases

DAT Solutions

Thanks in part to seasonal food items, rates are finally trending back up for vans and reefers. Late harvests are beginning the journey to your Thanksgiving table, via food processing plants and distribution centers. Look for loads of trees leaving Oregon, and potatoes out of Idaho or North Dakota.

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Reefers Gain Momentum, Especially in Georgia

DAT Solutions

Atlanta was a super-hot market for reefers as well as vans, thanks to all the seasonal produce leaving refrigerated warehouses and food processing plants. A handful of individual lanes saw big rate increases: Sacramento to Denver added 30¢ per mile, to $2.49. Dallas to Columbus got a 37¢ boost, to $2.50. mark, at $4.03

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