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El Niño Hits California Freight, With a Double-Edged Sword

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The Tucson market is currently the strongest area, including the border crossing at Nogales, AZ. Right now, the southern desert areas of California and Arizona are picking up, as evidenced by the Hot Market Map below, reflecting load and truck posts on February 8th.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 17 – 23)

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It will be on highway and surface streets, hauling actual freight. It’s depot-to-depot, from Tucson to Casa Grande, which is 110 miles. As part of the program, Jim Mullen, TuSimple’s chief administrative officer, said the following: “This will be the first time we’ve taken a safety driver out of the truck.

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3 Signs that Reefer Rates Could Rise Soon

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Load availability is up in the largest van freight markets, accompanied by a big increase in reefer freight movements compared to the previous week. Reefer freight volume was way up last week in most major markets. There was even a surge in freight out of Florida last Friday. mile last week. loads per truck.

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Five Tips on Sourcing Products From China

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China is about the same size as the United States and the flying distance between Shenzhen and Shanghai, two powerhouses in the Chinese industry, is the same as the distance between San Francisco and Tucson, Arizona. So, forget about making that grand cross-country road trip. You have essentially outsourced your entire supply chain to them.

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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.