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Rates and Demand Are Still High for Refrigerated Freight

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Seasonal harvests are winding down, but capacity is still tight for reefer freight. Those, combined with the supply chain disruptions caused by the hurricanes, have led to tight capacity in southern Idaho, and outbound rates continue to climb out of Twin Falls. Fresno to Seattle was up 30¢ to $2.80/mile.

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Spot Market Freight Rates Soar After Hurricane Harvey

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Outbound volumes from Houston also fell 73%, but the rearrangement of supply chains, the difficulty of shipping in the flooded region, and increased seasonal demand in other parts of the country combined to create pockets of tight capacity that put extra pressure on truckload rates. Denver to Houston reefer rates also rose 63¢ to $2.53

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Van Rates Surge 6¢, Reefers Add 1¢

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Michigan and Illinois had pretty good load volume for vans, but they also had lots of trucks available, so the statewide ratios fell below the national average. Daily maps, along with detailed information on demand, capacity and rates for individual markets and lanes, can be found in DAT Power Load Boards.

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Spot Market Volumes Are Strong, but Rates Still Lag

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The tighter capacity led to a 21¢ spike on the lane from Lakeland to Charlotte at $1.68/mile. Fresno to Denver is still well below summer pricing, but it picked up 21¢ to $2.14/mile Western Michigan is a major egg producer, and those are shipping in large numbers ahead of Easter. mile last week.

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