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Freight Market Update and Q2 Trucking Outlook

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“The markets with the largest gains this week in OTVI.USA were Laredo, Texas (12.07%) Memphis, Tennessee (5.37%) and Cleveland (5.08%). Buying Trends Still Shaping the Q2 Freight Market and Beyond. As with many of our once ingrained habits, consumption trends shifted as a result of COVID-19. and seems to be stable.

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Rebuilding Efforts Fuel Flatbed Demand

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Baltimore rates rose sharply after Irma, likely due to ocean cargo that was diverted from Miami and Savannah. mile, but volumes are trending back down now. Las Vegas is a construction hub, and flatbed trended down immediately after Hurricane Harvey. Cleveland to Grand Rapids also dropped sharply, but still averaged $2.99/mile.

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Rates Rise Unexpectedly in Early August

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Those lanes are associated with retail, and the cargo may include last-minute merchandise for the back-to-school season. HOT MARKETS – Atlanta and Memphis had a surprisingly good week, with outbound rates trending up in both markets. for a few days there – and it’s been trending up for weeks.

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Freeports: The 2022 Guide

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Without the usual checks and balances, a ship’s cargo can be landed and re-exported with minimal to no safeguards to ensure the legality of the cargo. The fluctuation in freeport numbers over the years is largely due to politics, with some decision-makers seeing freeports as key to economic growth and social prosperity.