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Storms and Rising Fuel Costs Put Pressure on Flatbed Rates

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Emergency supplies are usually delivered in dry vans or reefers at first, but once rebuilding efforts are underway, construction materials will start moving on flatbeds. Spot market capacity had already tightened in the weeks between Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Houston to New Orleans tumbled, but still averaged $2.49 per mile.