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How Hurricane Florence affects freight

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Many of the destinations are in inland North Carolina markets, including Charlotte, and those lane rates are rising now. Rising prices Urgency to get freight from the Northeast into Charlotte ahead of the storm pushed rates higher: • The average rate from Buffalo to Charlotte was up 21¢ to $2.54/mile

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Van Rates Respond to Seasonal Slowdown

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Memphis to Charlotte was up 9¢ to $2.53/mile. Charlotte to Buffalo also dropped 25¢ to $2.86/mile. The biggest declines was out West, though: Denver to Albuquerque, NM , fell 35¢ to $2.18/mile. Only two major van lanes were up more than 6¢ Buffalo to Chicago rose the most, up 30¢ to an average of $2.32/mile

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Looking for a Reefer Load? Try These 5 Markets

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The recent bad weather in the Carolinas affected load posts in that region last week, but Charlotte has been number 1 in load posts for the past month. In the chart above, you’ll see that Lakeland is the top destination for loads posted in Charlotte, but Lakeland, FL, is no place for outbound reefers right now. which averages $2.69/mile),

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Spot Truckload Rates Continue a Slow-and-Steady Climb

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Charlotte 3. All 5 had load-to-truck ratios that were above the national average, with Charlotte topping out at 6.1 One more 9¢ drop: Denver to Albuquerque fell to $1.66/mile. Load-to-truck ratios are highest for vans in the darker red areas on the Hot States Map above. loads per truck. Houston to OKC dropped 9¢ to $1.80/mile

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Van Rates Surge 6¢, Reefers Add 1¢

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Albuquerque, NM. TriHaul for Reefers: Atlanta - Miami - Charlotte - Atlanta. Here's the math for reefers, but this route should also work for vans: Get a load from Miami to Charlotte at $1.63/mile mile , and then pick up a second load from Charlotte to Atlanta at $2.34/mile. loads per truck. Twin Falls, ID. Savannah, GA.

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Load-to-Truck Ratios Drop for First Time Since ELD Mandate

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To the south, Charlotte rates rose 4%. Denver to Albuquerque added 25¢ at $2.92/mile. It’s hard for trucks to stay on schedule in a snowstorm, and winter weather pushed rates higher in the Northeast last week. Allentown, PA outbound rates got a big 10% increase. Rates out of Buffalo, NY got an 8% bump. RISING LANES.

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Spot Market Gets a Strong Start to May

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Denver to Albuquerque has been more up-and-down than usual, and last week it fell 10¢ for an average of $1.64/mile. mile – that’s a rare thing since it was from one hot market to another… but the fact that the lane from Savannah to Charlotte also jumped up â–²55¢ to $3.48/mile mile bucked that trend.