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This Week in Logistics News (October 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon launched the system this week at one of its warehouses in Houston. DHL Express Teamsters rallied today near the global shipping company’s massive operations at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG) to demand safer working conditions. CVG workers united in solidarity and shared their experiences with the press.

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Van Rates Fall 3¢, in Mid-Winter Slump

DAT Solutions

Rates rose for high-volume lanes originating in Denver , Houston and Atlanta , but outbound rates declined in Chicago and Philadelphia. Leaving Columbus, find a shorter haul to Michigan, Indiana or Kentucky, and pick up a second load from there back to Chicago. A 3¢ decline brought van rates down to $1.62

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How to Make Money on "Backhaul Tuesday"

DAT Solutions

This resulted in road closures which impacted major freight markets in Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee during the final week of April which usually sees a spike in demand. Houston and Atlanta are pumping out freight like crazy. The news was filled with scenes of flooding and tornado damage.

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Everyone Is Sick of the 3 Worst Bottlenecks in America

GTG Technology Group

The junction of I-65 and I-71 in Louisville, Kentucky, follows the Fort Lee bottleneck. The next four worst bottlenecks are located in the Houston, TX area. Taking third place is the Interchange at I-95 and State Rd. 4 in Fort Lee, NJ, which came in 1 st last year. What Fixing Bottlenecks Would Do.

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Toyota Consolidating Operations in Texas

Operations and Supply Chain Management

was too far from the auto maker’s factories in Kentucky, Indiana, Mississippi and Texas and from its engineering center in Ann Arbor, Mich., positions to Houston and $5,800 for each of 3,600 Apple Inc. In all, about 3,000 workers from California and 1,000 from Kentucky will transfer to Texas. Mr. Lentz said. Erlanger, Ky.,

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