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Van Rates Sag, Flatbeds Add 2ยข, Before Q1 Closes

DAT Solutions

Arizona was the only state with a load-to-truck ratio below 18, and the national average was in the high 80s for the third week in a row. Dallas to El Paso , up 53¢ to $2.40/mile. NOT SO HOT : Denver , where outbound rates were down 0.5% last week and 2.5% over the past four weeks. Check out last week's Hot States Map.

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Guest Post: Texas Now the Number 1 State for Refrigerated Freight Volume

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Upgraded highways and bridges in Mexico make Texas border towns like El Paso and Laredo more accessible and more popular than Nogales, AZ, the previous volume leader. Following inspection, the route to Midwest and East Coast markets is significantly shorter from Texas than from Arizona, or from California, for that matter.

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