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Severe weather causes freight rates to slip

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The highways are open now, but there are still flood warnings in six states: Nebraska, parts of neighboring South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota, plus eastern Arizona and western Mississippi. Out west, Sacramento to Salt Lake City picked up, possibly replacing the Denver to Salt Lake City lane. Rising Rates.

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Amazon Leasing Air Cargo Space, Delivering by Drone

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In unrelated aerial news from Amazon, the company has begun making drone deliveries in Texas and Washington state, as has (no coincidence) Walmart, in Texas, Florida and Arizona , according to various media. The company received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for the deliveries in August.

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Van Rates Edge Down, Then Bounce Back Up

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California fruit and vegetables are ripening, and rates are trending up in Sacramento and Ontario. Load-to-truck ratios climbed in the Southern band of states, as demand increased from Georgia west to Arizona, and rates can be expected to follow, perhaps as soon as this week.