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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

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And strong projections for California produce shipments should make for a busy June. Meanwhile, the bulk of California freight has yet to hit the spot market. Texas is still ahead of California for reefer load availability, but the gap is narrowing. Volumes were strong after Memorial Day, particularly in Atlanta and Los Angeles.

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California's Weather Impacts Truckload Capacity

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California's weather—good or bad—has a major impact on truckload capacity. California supplies nearly 50% of the nation’s produce. Even with the 2016 drought, Ontario and Fresno ranked in the top 10 reefer markets in 2016 for both spot and contract freight (Source: DAT RateView ). Five-year drought ends.

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Rates and Demand Are Still High for Refrigerated Freight

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Reefer rates were up big in Northern California , but the wildfires raging in that area may affect some routes. Fresno to Seattle was up 30¢ to $2.80/mile. Be careful out there. Reefer load counts got a big boost along the Mexican border in Nogales, AZ and McAllen, TX.

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Vans and Reefers Have a Friend in California

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traffic is bad this time of year, but there's a friend of yours in California sure wishes you were here.". VANS - CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'. Van fleets are singing a song about California, where freight is strong and getting stronger. Fresno and Sacramento have lots of loads, too. The lane from L.A.

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California Reefer Freight Starts to Heat Up

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HOT MARKETS: The biggest changes last week were in California, where reefer freight finally started to move out of Fresno and Sacramento in serious quantities, but load counts fell sharply in L.A. Reefer rates rose 10¢ per mile in June, compared to May, landing at $2.12, the highest monthly average in almost two years.

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Spot Market Freight Rates Soar After Hurricane Harvey

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It isn’t clear how big a role Harvey played in that, as Northern California has also experienced widespread fires and triple-digit temperatures which may be hampering freight movements. Out of California, Fresno to Denver rates hit $2.39, up 30¢ from the week before. FALLING LANES.

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Reefer rates remain in flux

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California and Texas remain in flux with overall volumes roughly the same the last several weeks. Reefer produce failed to climb at the end of July, due in part to a sharp decline in volumes from Fresno.

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