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Major Freight Markets Saw Biggest Rate Surge of the Year

DAT Solutions

Central California produce returned in a big way last week, and outbound reefer rates soared 13% in Fresno. Fresno to Denver surged 52¢ to $2.70/mile Fresno to Chicago was up 35¢ to $2.16/mile. Load-to-truck ratios are highest for reefers in the darker blue areas on the Hot States Map above. mile on average.

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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

DAT Solutions

Shipments out of the Santa Maria District also pushed rates up out of the Fresno market. Atlanta to Raleigh added 39¢ to $2.39/mile. We expect load counts to pick up there and in the border market of McAllen, TX , with avocados shipping ahead of Cinco de Mayo. Rates from Miami to Elizabeth, NJ , were up 32¢ to $1.91/mile.

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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

DAT Solutions

Shipments out of the Santa Maria District also pushed rates up out of the Fresno market. Atlanta to Raleigh added 39¢ to $2.39/mile. We expect load counts to pick up there and in the border market of McAllen, TX , with avocados shipping ahead of Cinco de Mayo. Rates from Miami to Elizabeth, NJ , were up 32¢ to $1.91/mile.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

On Wednesday Amazon announced “the expansion of Prime FREE Same-Day Delivery to even more metro areas including Charlotte, Cincinnati, Fresno, Louisville, Milwaukee, Nashville, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, Stockton, and Tucson, plus new areas in Central New Jersey, Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles, and San Diego.”