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Storms put damper on spot rates

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Weather was a factor, with snowstorms affecting a large swath of the country's mid-section last week, from Colorado to the Upper Midwest and beyond. Freight volumes were up more than 20% in the Lakeland, Florida market, as well as in Sacramento and Fresno , California. Rising Rates. Fresno to Denver surged 40¢ to $2.24/mi.

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Freight Brokerage 'Booking Structures': Opportunities to Streamline Your Operations

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If we use California to illustrate this— a broker would focus on any load being picked up in California and leaving California for another state such as Nevada or Colorado. In California, for example, they are focused on three main subregions; San Francisco/Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Sacramento. Is it Colorado? Is it Texas?

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Freight Brokerage 'Booking Structures': Opportunities to Streamline Your Operations

Parade

If we use California to illustrate this— a broker would focus on any load being picked up in California and leaving California for another state such as Nevada or Colorado. In California, for example, they are focused on three main subregions; San Francisco/Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Sacramento. Is it Colorado? Is it Texas?

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