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This Week in Logistics News (October 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

bound shipments post first annual gain in 14 months in September Teamsters at DHL rally for fair contract The Mississippi River has dropped to a historic low Amazon is introducing an array of new artificial intelligence and robotics capabilities into its warehouse operations that will reduce delivery times and help identify inventory more quickly.

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3 Cheers for the Spring Freight Season!

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In that cluster of states east of Texas, the map turned red due to high load-to-truck ratios in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. Dallas was pretty quiet, but demand is picking up in Houston and Laredo. Economic activity also boosted van demand in Decatur , AL and Texarkana , TX.

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Vans and Reefers Have a Friend in California

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There's been a shortage of trucks in Arkansas , Mississippi and Alabama , and outbound rates are jumping in Charlotte , Atlanta and Memphis. By comparison, Houston had "only" 15 loads per truck, but with thousands of load posts per day, you shouldn't have any trouble finding one that fits your rig. The whole southern band of U.S.

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Gas Trucks U-turn as Shortage Shifts From Texas to Florida

Material Handling & Logistics

We were long-hauling from Florida to Houston last week, and now we’re talking about going from Houston to Florida,” said Andy Milton, senior vice president of supply for Mansfield Oil in Gainesville, Georgia. Those same truckers may be making the long haul back to Florida to resupply the same tanks they emptied. “We

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Sun Belt States are Hot for Seasonal Freight

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The big Texas markets, primarily Houston , but also Dallas and Fort Worth , continue to be stable and reliable sources of flatbed loads. Trends are looking a little better in Mississippi and parts of Florida. Reefers Gear Up for Produce Season. Outbound rates in Central Florida are trending way up.

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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. Lentz got his current job. Toyota’s current sales and marketing unit headquarters in Torrance, Calif., Mr. Lentz said.

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