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Freight Volume Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Zipline Logistics

Warehouses in New Jersey and New York are reopening in the next 10-20 days and we expect to see an increase in outbound volume as a result. . The nation’s capital has extended its stay-at-home order recently; however, the city’s mayor stated it is six days away from meeting reopening criteria. . North Dakota ? .

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Uber, Aurora to expand self-driving truck ops in Texas to meet holiday rush. While many retailers are discounting, canceling orders, and otherwise scrambling to get rid of a glut of goods filling their stores and warehouses, some are embracing their higher inventory levels. Amazon has a new drone for 30-minute urban deliveries.

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Low unemployment is great for everyone, right? (Not so much in logistics…)

NC State SCRC

percent, followed by North Dakota, 2.5 As we’ve noted in previous posts, contingent workers are the folks who come in to work in warehouses, on trucks, and distribution centers, and who keep the packages coming in from all of those Amazon orders you place online. Colorado had the lowest unemployment rate in May, 2.3

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Why Branch Put Down Roots in Minneapolis

Freightera

From the Short North in Columbus to the Northeast in Minneapolis, entire neighborhoods are being revamped into tech meccas outfitted with the amenities, housing, and features that are drawing entrepreneurs and startups to call the refurbished brick warehouses home.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

While still in the early stages of development, the emerging technology will instantly transport an item once it is picked at a warehouse or store to your living room. As of Wednesday afternoon, it is off, within hours of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) calling it on.