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Christmas came calling for reefer carriers

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Shippers had plenty of last-minute freight to deliver before Christmas, and that stopped the slow slide we had been seeing in reefer freight. The demand for fresh food before the holiday pushed volumes up 7% last week, which boosted rates on most of the high-traffic reefer lanes. Those increases could be short-lived , though.

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Rates Rise Unexpectedly in Early August

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There’s a lot of freight out there for vans right now, and August had a stronger start than any month in more than a year and a half. National average rates recovered 3¢ per mile last week, due to a boom in freight heading into population centers in the Northeast. TriHaul Takes Advantage of Rising Eastbound Rates.

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How Manual Consolidation is Costing You Money – A Case Example

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Still, some freight managers understandably find it difficult to accept that paying for an automated version of such a routine operation saves money and improves customer service. In addition, were the out-of-route miles and loading/unloading times at each stop allowed for when the Cleveland stop was considered? What do we do?