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Vans and Reefers Have a Friend in California

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Fresno and Sacramento have lots of loads, too. There were a lot of loads available in California, though, especially outbound from Los Angeles, Fresno , and Ontario , which is the gateway to the "inland empire" of agricultural markets in the Imperial and Coachella Valleys. The lane from L.A. Load-to-truck ratios there fell to just 0.6

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Freight Rates Were Mostly Neutral Ahead of Winter Storm

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That'll no doubt affect freight movements, with trucks banned from some highways in the Northeast while Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Virginia declare states of emergency. Even the inbound lane from Fresno to Denver fell 23¢ to $1.85/mile. A blizzard has left much of the East Coast buried under snow.