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The Best States to Buy a Car In!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Surprisingly, one of the best states to buy a new car would be Florida. The initial cost to purchase a new vehicle in Florida is 10 percent lower than the national average. One contributing factor to the low price is the prominent community of older folks in Florida. – Idaho: $1,010/yr average. – Iowa: $1,071.

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Imported Produce Volume Outpaces Home-Grown

DAT Solutions

Poor growing conditions in California and Florida are partly responsible for this change. In Florida, the weather has been bad, too. still grows plenty of apples, onions, and potatoes, in Washington, Colorado and Idaho, respectively. More imports, less home-grown. California went from drought to floods. and Mexico.

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Freight Gathers Strength in Early November, Led by Western Region

DAT Solutions

Upper Mountain States to Florida and Southern Georgi a - up 17¢ per mile. Pacific Northwest to Florida and Southern Georgia - up 16¢ per mile. Here are the four region-to-region pairs with the biggest rate increases, comparing last week to the third quarter averages: 1. California to New England - up 18¢ per mile.

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Rates and Demand Are Still High for Refrigerated Freight

DAT Solutions

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. Florida rates continued to slide: Miami to Atlanta dropped 40¢ to $1.29/mile, Green Bay to Joliet, IL rocketed past the $4 mark to an average of $4.23/mile.

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

Covering loads has been easy in the Northeast, except outbound South Texas, Southern California, and Florida as capacity out of these regions is tighter with produce heating up. Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, and Florida all still desirable locations for carriers. Shipping to and from Florida should be undisrupted. Status: Open.

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Hanjin, Hurricanes, Harvests May Boost Truckload Rates

DAT Solutions

recently due to flooding in Louisiana and Texas, as well as a hurricane in the Florida panhandle. Further West, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho all appear to be on track for onions and potatoes. Missed schedules could keep rates high well into November, when the holiday freight season would ordinarily start to wind down.

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Freight Volume Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Zipline Logistics

No issues cover ing loads throughout the market, except for outbound freight from California, South Texas, Georgia, and Florida to the N ortheast as capacity is tighter. Florida ? . Florida lifted most of its restrictions on May 4 and commerce returned to a near pre-pandemic state.?? . Logistics? ? . Georgia ? .

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