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Customer-Obsessed Businesses are Upping Their Last-Mile Game

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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. Kushal enjoys training budding entrepreneurs and guiding them through their journey.

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Ryder Places First Medium-Duty Electric Vehicle Order with Chanje Energy and Begins to Roll Out Charging Stations

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Ryder also plans to equip its maintenance facilities in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and San Jose, Calif. The Chanje all-electric large delivery style van is equipped to haul up to 6,000 pounds and up to 580 cubic feet of cargo, all with zero vehicle exhaust emissions.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

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For Amazon employees, it’s time to get back on the train. It is also delivering Pepsi out of its Sacramento warehouse on 100-mile daily routes, going directly to stores, and making 300- to 400-mile runs to other warehouses. Enjoy the weekend and the song of the week, Back on the Train by Phish. But the times are changing.