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Load Volume and Rates Move in Opposite Directions

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The darkest-colored areas have more capacity pressure, with an above-average number of loads per available truck. 5% more van loads were posted last week , and the load-to-truck ratio heated up in the Northeast and parts of the Midwest, as shown in this Hot States Map for the week of August 2 - 8, 2015. Load volume increased 8.5%

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How Natural Gas and Plastics Impact the Truckload Spot Market

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In the period of 2015 to 2019, an estimated 560 new plants will enter the market, with many eyeing the export marketplace. Changes in Capacity. If that leads to tighter capacity in places like Atlanta and Chicago, it would put pressure on freight rates to go up enough to impact the national picture.

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