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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

DAT Solutions

Projections for Central California produce are still strong for June, so we’re keeping an eye on the Fresno market, but those shipping gaps meant that rates didn’t continue their upward trend on many of the top reefer lanes. The lane from Sacramento to Denver paid 24¢ better on average, at $2.63/mile. That paid $2.19/mile

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This Week in Logistics News (December 11-15, 2017)

Talking Logistics

California looks at dumping gas tax for per-mile fee as cars use less fuel (Sacramento Bee). Not counting thousands of sites inside its retail stores, the shipping company now has about 4,000 locations in places like grocery stores, dry cleaners and “mom-and-pop” merchants. More than 500 grocery stores, including Kroger Co.

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Tens of Thousands of New Jobs, and One Worry: Robots

BlueYonder

Inside cavernous halls known as fulfillment centers, workers retrieve coffee filters, diapers and other items that are then packaged and shipped to customers. This year alone, Amazon announced new fulfillment centers in Eastvale, Redlands, Fresno and most recently Sacramento, where the Seattle company said it would hire 1,500 workers.

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Tens of Thousands of New Jobs, and One Worry: Robots

BlueYonder

Inside cavernous halls known as fulfillment centers, workers retrieve coffee filters, diapers and other items that are then packaged and shipped to customers. This year alone, Amazon announced new fulfillment centers in Eastvale, Redlands, Fresno and most recently Sacramento, where the Seattle company said it would hire 1,500 workers.

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Customer-Obsessed Businesses are Upping Their Last-Mile Game

Logistics Viewpoints

Last year, Raley’s converted its closed store in Sacramento, California to a dark store — an e-commerce fulfillment center to meet the spiraling pick and on-demand deliveries. Stop & Shop increased its pickup location in July to 50 last year to support its growing e-commerce business.

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Less than Truckload Freight Rates: San Diego, California

Freightera

Are you shipping pallets within the USA and Canada? From Sacramento CA to San Diego CA: $153.56 LTL Freight Rates: from Major Cities in the USA & Canada to San Diego, California. Get free freight quotes in seconds on Freightera.com, book & track your shipments online. Quickly, easily, and with no back-and-forth.

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New LTL freight rates in Canada and USA

Freightera

Sacramento, CA to Houston, TX — was: USD $258, n ow: USD $189 (savings: 27%). Stay healthy & happy shipping! Phoenix, AZ to Los Angeles, CA — was: USD $194, n ow: USD $159 (savings: 18%). Toronto, ON to Vancouver, BC — was: CAD $173, now: CAD $157 (savings: 9%).

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