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Vans and Reefers Have a Friend in California

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Shippers and freight brokers are singing a Merle Haggard classic this week, to their van and reefer BFFs: "L.A. Van fleets are singing a song about California, where freight is strong and getting stronger. Fresno and Sacramento have lots of loads, too. Rates from Sacramento to Portland, OR rose 28¢ last week, to $2.97

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Reefer Truck Shortages Push Rates Higher

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By comparison, reefer load posts were up a whopping 42%, which is more than you'd expect from the extra business day. Out West, California pricing continues to improve, with rates up 25% in the past month out of Sacramento. So even with an extra business day, truck posts were down last week. mile, but on relatively light volumes.

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

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Every freight brokerage uses one— or a combination of— four main booking structures: 1) Outbound region, 2) Inbound region, 3) ‘Carrier manager' model, and 4) ‘Free for All.' Freight Brokerage ‘Booking Structures’ 1: Outbound Region The outbound region model is also referred to as the ‘outbound state’ model.

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

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Every freight brokerage uses one— or a combination of— four main booking structures: 1) Outbound region, 2) Inbound region, 3) ‘Carrier manager' model, and 4) ‘Free for All.' Freight Brokerage ‘Booking Structures’. Therefore, freight brokerages need a great deal of load volume to optimize this model correctly.

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