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Rates and Demand Are Still High for Refrigerated Freight

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Fresno to Seattle was up 30¢ to $2.80/mile. Apple season is fairly short in Michigan , so prices on some outbound lanes drifted down. Reefer rates on the lane from Sacramento to Portland soared 70¢ to $3.42/mile. Sacramento to Denver gained 29¢ at $2.55/mile. Chicago to Kansas City also had a big increase at $3.48/mile,

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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

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Projections for Central California produce are still strong for June, so we’re keeping an eye on the Fresno market, but those shipping gaps meant that rates didn’t continue their upward trend on many of the top reefer lanes.

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Spot Market Freight Rates Soar After Hurricane Harvey

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Even with reefer load counts tapering off in Michigan, reefer demand is still high in the Midwest, as you can see in the Hot States Map above. Out of California, Fresno to Denver rates hit $2.39, up 30¢ from the week before. The number of reefer loads moving from Dallas to Houston was way down, but rates jumped up to $4.29

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Van Rates Surge 6¢, Reefers Add 1¢

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Michigan and Illinois had pretty good load volume for vans, but they also had lots of trucks available, so the statewide ratios fell below the national average. Markets with rising rates included Los Angeles, Fresno, Grand Rapids, Rock Island, Philadelphia and Miami. Reefer rates rose 1¢ to $1.95

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Spot Market Volumes Are Strong, but Rates Still Lag

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Fresno to Denver is still well below summer pricing, but it picked up 21¢ to $2.14/mile Western Michigan is a major egg producer, and those are shipping in large numbers ahead of Easter. Miami had more reefer freight last week, which pulled trucks away from Central Florida. mile last week.

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