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Winter Alert: Winter Weather Conditions Developing Across Much of the US

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All westbound lanes of I-40 near Albuquerque, NM are closed. Eastbound lanes of I-84 in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge are closed. I-10 is closed from Baton Rouge, LA to Lafayette, LA due to ice and accidents. Parts of I-44 are closed near Oklahoma City, OK. Parts of I-35 in Oklahoma are closed. Parts of I-20 in Texas are closed.

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End of Quarter Adds 11% to Van Demand

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Oregon continues to offer substantial load volume and high load-to-truck ratios, especially in the state’s eastern and southern agricultural markets, with demand spilling into northern California. That yielded a 14% increase in the national average load-to-truck ratio, from 1.7 loads per truck on DAT Load Boards.

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Van and Reefer Operators Give Thanks for Rate Increases

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Look for loads of trees leaving Oregon, and potatoes out of Idaho or North Dakota. Other Hot Markets include Albuquerque, Grand Rapids and Little Rock. Those other dark red areas on the Hot States map, in Montana and South Dakota, signal a shortage of trucks without a lot of available loads. per mile.