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This Week in Logistics News (August 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Alphabet-owned drone firm says the two offerings will cover a combined 60,000 homes in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. According to the International Federation of Robotics, North America is the second largest market for new robot installations with 41,000 robots installed across the U.S.

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Spot market demand heats up out West

DAT Solutions

Volumes were also up from other markets with seaports, including Stockton and Los Angeles – which is home to the two biggest ports in North America. Last week saw strong movements out of Baltimore, Fort Worth, Cleveland and Savannah. Outbound volumes from Seattle were up by double digits. Rising Rates.

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REPOST: Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking with Craig Fuller

The Logistics of Logistics

He also is a trucking industry veteran, having founded and managed the Xpress Direct division of US Xpress Enterprises, the largest provider of on-demand trucking services in North America. FreightWaves started in Fort Worth, Texas, but we moved here. About FreightWaves. This created a lot of trucking companies. [35:41]

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Van Rates Peak in July, Flatbed Prices Rise in Southeast

DAT Solutions

So, you’re taking a load from Houston to Oklahoma City , and then you haul a second load from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth. mile on the way back from Ft Worth to Houston. Rates are based on DAT RateView, with $28 billion in lane rates, updated daily, for 65,000 point-to-point lanes across North America.

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

The state also is home to the Fort Worth Alliance Airport, which is a public-use airport located 14 miles north of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Content Summary: Nebraska is located on one of the busiest rail corridors in North America. It is the world's first purely industrial airport. Media Image.