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How to Make Money on "Backhaul Tuesday"

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This resulted in road closures which impacted major freight markets in Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee during the final week of April which usually sees a spike in demand. Also, Atlantic seaports of Jacksonville, Savannah, and North Charleston are driving strong numbers.

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Sun Belt States are Hot for Seasonal Freight

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But flatbed load-to-truck ratios are soaring in Alabama and Arkansas. Jacksonville is also going strong, with big rate increases on the lanes to Miami up 13¢, and to New Orleans , up 40¢ Rates are rocketing up in Raleigh , after a down month.

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