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OCTOBER 4, 2017
Baltimore rates rose sharply after Irma, likely due to ocean cargo that was diverted from Miami and Savannah. The lane from Baltimore to Charlotte jumped up 60¢ last week to $2.22/mile, Rates are dropping on a handful of lanes heading INTO Baltimore, however. mile, but volumes are trending back down now.
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JANUARY 4, 2018
Flatbed freight out of Baltimore usually heads to the Northeast and Midwest, and the weather in those regions made those shipments more difficult. That pushed Baltimore rates up 10% higher last week as a result. Over on the East Coast, the lane from Baltimore to Springfield, MA , surged 79¢ to $4.35/mile.
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AUGUST 13, 2021
With the new expansion, Amazon is rolling out same-day delivery to Prime members in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa, Charlotte and Houston, bringing the total markets served to 12. In these markets, shoppers will be able to place orders online throughout the day, then have items on their doorstep in as fast as five hours.
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APRIL 2, 2019
Plenty of flatbed markets in the South and East experienced rising prices, including Birmingham, Tampa, Atlanta, Savannah, Raleigh, Harrisburg, Dallas and Phoenix. Baltimore to Springfield, MA slid 21¢ to $4.04/mi. The national load-to-truck ratio for flatbeds increased to 32 loads per truck last week. Rising Rates.
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JUNE 30, 2016
The biggest improvement in June volume and rates came in Tampa , followed by Savannah , which may be related to an increase in port traffic. TriHaul of the Week, for Vans: Charlotte-Buffalo-Baltimore-Charlotte. If you take a load from Buffalo to Baltimore , for example, you add only 126 miles but you make 15¢ more per mile.
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JANUARY 3, 2019
Tampa also enjoyed strong numbers in December, and the lane to Atlanta was up to $2.03/mile. FALLING Seasonally, we expect cold weather to lead to lower flatbed rates and volumes, and that was true for Baltimore last week. Birmingham to Chicago surged to $2.36/mile
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FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Roanoke, VA , saw the biggest increases, but prices also rose out of Dallas, Fort Worth, Baltimore and Birmingham. The average rate out of Tampa hit $2.09/mile, Houston is the number one flatbed market by volume, and the average outbound rate there rose 10¢ to $2.67/mile. mile, which is high for Florida.
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