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Storms and Rising Fuel Costs Put Pressure on Flatbed Rates

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Spot market capacity had already tightened in the weeks between Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. RISING LANES: While rates may not have changed drastically in the past month, one thing that’s stood out is the use of Baltimore as an alternative port for the Southeast: The lane from Roanoke to Baltimore averaged of $3.41