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This Week in Logistics News (May 4 – May 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

Kelly Moller felt at not being able to buy tickets to Swift’s 2023 concert in Minneapolis. Walz signed House File 1989 — a reference to Swift’s birth year and an album with that title — at First Avenue, a popular concert venue in downtown Minneapolis. Hyundai delivered 30 of its fuel cell trucks to Northern California.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers. California’s regulation allows credit transfers and requires manufacturers to make a growing number of zero-emission vehicles available from 2025 onward, reaching 75% of new Class 4–8 trucks for the 2035 model year.

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Regional Rail expands shortline roster, acquires Minnesota Commercial

Freight Waves

Regional Rail, an owner and operator of shortline freight railroads, has expanded its network by acquiring the Minnesota Commercial Railway (MNNR). Paul, Minnesota Commercial is an 86-mile railroad that serves the Minneapolis-St. Based in St. No terms were disclosed. states and two Canadian provinces.

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28 supply chain professionals share the biggest challenges of supply chain management

6 River Systems

Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively.

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Signs of Spring in Flatbed Markets

DAT Solutions

Looking to move flatbed freight? DAT has the largest digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more loads posted daily than any other load board. John Deere, Olympic Steel, and other manufacturers have a strong footprint in that market. Rock Island to Minneapolis rose 54¢ to $2.76/mile.

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How Did Truckers Find Loads 40 Years Ago?

DAT Solutions

His job involves negotiating contracts, pricing, and finding loads for Ashley's empty trucks after they deliver furniture from the manufacturing plants to distribution centers throughout North America. At the top of each row was the name of the city where they would commonly deliver freight. If it was a reefer they'd use a red card.

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Trump’s tariffs clear first inflationary hurdle

Freight Waves

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari revealed that there was a “healthy debate” among Fed officials about whether to “look through” the inflationary effect of these historic tariffs, treating any related price growth as a one-time shock and therefore prioritizing economic growth by cutting rates. . A lot of the data suggests the opposite.