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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. Reefer rates on the lane from Sacramento to Portland soared 70¢ to $3.42/mile.

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How did that Christmas tree get here?

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So we asked Carl Johnson, President of Pac West Transport Services , a freight brokerage located in Portland, Oregon. Oregon is the number-one state for tree production, followed by North Carolina and Michigan. But few people will ever give a thought to how their tree got from the farm to their local Christmas tree lot. We wondered.

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