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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Less than ten days after Hurricane Harvey, trucks are already moving freight out of Houston, with almost the same volume as before the storm. Harvey hit Houston on Friday evening, August 25, and hung over the metro area for days, dumping more than 50 inches of rain on Southeastern Texas and Southwestern Louisiana.

Freight 70

Freight Houston Louisiana Atlanta 70

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AUGUST 25, 2017

Hurricane Harvey is expected to hit South Texas, including Houston and the Gulf Coast, tonight or tomorrow morning, and it may remain in place for days. Harvey Will Affect Fuel Prices and Freight Transportation. Harvey will be the first major hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. in almost 12 years. Hurricane Harvey 2017.

Houston 90

Houston Texas Supply Chain Network Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 90

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AUGUST 19, 2016

New Orleans itself is not flooded, as it was during and after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, so trucks may be staging in NOLA for short hauls into the flood zone. This tells us that there is not as much freight being staged in Houston, beyond the usual traffic on that lane.

Louisiana 70

Louisiana Dallas Houston Food 70

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FEBRUARY 10, 2016

It's February, so it should be no surprise that freight availability is down, and so are rates. That's the lowest price since 2005, and it's still dropping. Rates rose for high-volume lanes originating in Denver , Houston and Atlanta , but outbound rates declined in Chicago and Philadelphia. Spring can't come too soon.

Columbus 70

Columbus Louisville Chicago Kentucky 70

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JANUARY 2, 2018

2017 was a wild year, as freight transportation faced one disruption after another. Those four factors added up to extraordinary pressure on spot market truck capacity, driving rates up as high as we’ve seen them since at least 2010, when we established the freight rates database that forms the foundation of DAT RateView.

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles Houston Freight Capacity 70