This week: Xos donates use of its electric stepvans to the Los Angeles Mission; Truckers Christmas Group begins its holiday campaign; and Chester’s Chicken partners with Love’s for “Truckersgiving.”
Jeff Bezos wore El Paso-made cowboy boots to space
EL PASO, Texas An El Paso company made the cowboy boots that amazon founder Jeff Bezos wore when he went to space this week.
He wore the boots, that he bought a few years ago, while he was weightless inside Blue Origin s New Shepard spaceship, which launched near Van Horn, about 100 miles east of El Paso.
The manufacturer that made the boots is the JB Hill Boot Company, which also has a store in El Paso near the airport.
Owner Jim Hill told ABC-7 that he found out Bezos wore his company s boots a few hours after the spaceflight.
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Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Newsletter. In this issue, PS5 delays extend into 2022, spot rates spike, who are the pipeline hackers, Nike and Postal Service settle on sneaker, and more.
Rates rocket back up
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To the moon Spot rates have shot up like “The Price Is Right” mountain climber as we’re now just a dime away from hitting a new all-time high in SONAR. The Truckstop.com dry van average continues its second consecutive week of elevation, rising 18 cents per mile this week to $3.23/mile, inclusive of fuel.
How long will they stay there? Andrew Cox reports declining tender volumes last week may be a function of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 72-hour safety blitz, a time when many drivers take off and shippers respond accordingly by pushing or pulling freight away from this week. Fewer drivers equals less capacity and higher rates. Now that those drivers are back behind the wheel, and since both volumes and outbound tender rejects