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The trucking market is still headed in the right direction

The U.S. truckload market ratcheted tighter into the beginning of this week, with closing spreads between contract and spot rates and multiple major trucking markets rejecting more than 7% of outbound shipments. However, there’s still no clear ‘melt-up’ or cascade toward meaningfully higher rates compared to conditions during the holiday retail peak season.

(The Outbound Tender Reject Index measures the percentage of electronically tendered truckload shipments rejected by carriers and serves as...

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El mercado del transporte por carretera todavía va en la dirección correcta

El mercado de la carga de camiones de EE. UU. Contrató más estricto a principios de esta semana, con diferenciales de cierre entre las tasas de contrato y las spot y múltiples mercados de camiones múltiples que rechazan más del 7% de los envíos salientes. Sin embargo, todavía no hay un claro...

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Austin’s I-35 again has worst traffic for truckers in Texas

Interstate 35 in downtown Austin is the most gridlocked roadway in the Lone Star State for truck drivers, according to an annual report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). 

It was the second year in a row that I-35 in Austin topped the TTI report for most congested roadway for truckers traveling through the state.

Truck drivers spent almost 640,000 hours in traffic on I-35 in Austin, costing them $118 million in lost time and fuel during 2020, according to the study.

“Perhaps no...

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La I-35 de Austin vuelve a tener el peor tráfico para los camioneros en Texas

La Interestatal 35 en el centro de Austin es la carretera más atascada en el Estado de la Estrella Solitaria para los camioneros, según un informe anual del Instituto de Transporte de Texas A&M (TTI). 

Fue el segundo año consecutivo que la I-35 en Austin encabezó el informe del TTI para la carretera más congestionada para los camioneros que viajan a través del estado.

Los conductores de camiones pasaron casi 640.000 horas en el tráfico de la I-35 en Austin, lo que les costó 118 millones de...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/la-i-35-de-austin-vuelve-a-tener-el-peor-trafico-para-los-camioneros-en-texas

Walmart picks Dallas area for 2 high-tech logistics facilities

Walmart Inc. recently announced plans to build two massive, automated warehouses in the Dallas area to support the retailer’s growing supply chain network.

A 1.5 million-square-foot fulfillment center is set to open in 2023, and a 730,000-square-foot  grocery distribution center is expected to open in 2024. Both facilities will be in Lancaster, Texas, around 15.5 miles south of Dallas.

The two facilities will create up to 1,000 full-time jobs and will be among the largest high-tech distribution...

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Borderlands: Trade experts take stock on USMCA’s first anniversary

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Trade experts take stock on USMCA’s first anniversary; more factories and jobs for Mexico; Quiet 3PF opens distribution center in Dallas; and border officials see uptick in migrants hiding in trains.

Trade experts take stock on USMCA’s first anniversary

July 1 will mark the first anniversary of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

The trade pact was...

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Union Pacific plans to add sidings in strategic areas

A photograph of a Union Pacific train rolling down a field.

Among Union Pacific’s (NYSE: UNP) $2.8 billion in capital investments in 2021 are additions or extensions of sidings at a number of points along its network.

Sidings enable one train to meet and pass another. Adding sidings that can accommodate longer trains enables Union Pacific (UP) to improve the fluidity of the railroad, according to UP spokesperson Robynn Tysver.

According to UP’s 2020 sustainability report, UP has recently completed sidings along three routes: the Texas and Pacific route...

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Averitt Express opens Dallas-area distribution center

Cookeville, Tennessee-based Averitt Express recently opened a 400,000-square-foot distribution and fulfillment center in Grand Prairie, Texas, near Dallas.

The new center, which employs about 70 workers, is aimed at streamlining supply chains for manufacturers, distributors and retailers, company officials said.

“In addition to handling cargo that moves inland from the Port of Houston, Dallas is a major regional distribution point for products and materials that travel by rail and air via the...

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