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Reefer Freight Market Still Has a Few Hot Spots

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July is the in-between season for refrigerated ("reefer") freight. Freight volume continued to cool off for reefers last week, but some pockets of high demand remain in New Mexico, Arkansas and the Lower Midwest, as shown in this Hot States Map for the week of July 19-25, 2015, below.

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4 ways truckers can get more time at home

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When I first got started working with freight brokers in 2011, I was averaging more than 200 nights away from home each year. At the beginning of 2015, the spot market demand for trucks slowed down and I needed to change how I use the load board. Post your truck to the industry's largest digital freight market exchange.