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Thanksgiving surge boosts reefer prices; van freight heads east

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mile, down 2¢ DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 279 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $57 billion in real transactions. Los Angeles to Phoenix added 14¢ to $3.56/mile.

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New LTL freight rates in Canada and USA

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Sacramento, CA to Houston, TX — was: USD $258, n ow: USD $189 (savings: 27%). Sacramento, CA to Houston, TX — was: USD $258, n ow: USD $189 (savings: 27%). Phoenix, AZ to Los Angeles, CA — was: USD $194, n ow: USD $159 (savings: 18%). The post New LTL freight rates in Canada and USA appeared first on Freightera Blog.

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Spot Market Reefer Rates Hit a 3-Year High

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Lately, the spot market for refrigerated freight has looked a lot more like June than November. Fresh produce often drives the demand for reefer freight, and this year, wet fields and high summer temps led to late planting and lower yields out of California. Now, reefer freight seems to be everywhere.

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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

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That's normal, since it comes right after the end of Q1, when shippers are rushing to move freight before closing their books. Reefer freight has been gaining momentum. Out West, Sacramento to Portland gained 22¢ to $2.44/mile. Flatbed freight was strong in March, and there was a spike in rates to close the month.

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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

DAT Solutions

That's normal, since it comes right after the end of Q1, when shippers are rushing to move freight before closing their books. Reefer freight has been gaining momentum. Out West, Sacramento to Portland gained 22¢ to $2.44/mile. Flatbed freight was strong in March, and there was a spike in rates to close the month.

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Reefer Demand Remains High in Mid-Winter

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Reefer load counts stayed high through the second week of January, with temperature-controlled trailers being used in many areas to keep freight from freezing in the cold weather. Prices continued to slide out of Florida and California , with the exception of Sacramento. to Phoenix dropped 33¢ but still averaged $3.35/mile.

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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. to Phoenix got a 14¢ raise last week, to $2.61 Fresno and Sacramento have lots of loads, too. The lane from L.A.