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Hurricane Michael halts shipments

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Road closures halted shipments on major trade routes like I-10 between Houston, New Orleans and Jacksonville , and I-75 up from Florida to Atlanta. Houston to Oklahoma City dropped 19¢ to $2.04/mile. That caught many people and businesses off guard, and the storm left near-total destruction in many coastal towns.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2019

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TMW Systems : in.sight User Conference + Expo 2019 , September 15-18, Houston, TX. TMSA 2018 Logistics Marketing & Sales Leadership Conference , June 9-11, Jacksonville, FL. SMC3 : Jump Start 2019 , January 28-30, Atlanta, GA and Connections 2019 , June 25-27, White Sulphur Springs, WV. Industry Conferences (chronological order).

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Flatbed rates and volumes move upward

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Some of the lanes where rates increased last week included: Houston to Oklahoma City jumped 38¢ to $2.55/mi. Atlanta to Houston increased 26¢ to $2.33/mi. On the other hand, flatbed prices trended down in a handful of key markets, including Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Cleveland, Pittsburgh , and Roanoke. Falling Rates.

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Flatbed Rates and Ratios at Record Highs

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Much of that activity is centered in the Houston market. The top four flatbed lanes in the country originate or end in Houston: #1 Houston market to Houston market. #2 2 Houston market to Midland, TX market (the Permian Basin). #3 3 Houston market to Dallas market. #4. Dallas market to Houston market.

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Flatbed Rates Hold Steady at 2-Year Highs

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WHAT'S HOT – Rates were on the rise last week in two Atlantic seaport markets: Baltimore and Jacksonville. per mile, very close to Houston ’s $2.71-per Houston is the leader for flatbed volume and rates.). Two Southeastern freight hubs, Atlanta and Memphis , also got a big boost. per mile high-water mark.

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Rebuilding Efforts Fuel Flatbed Demand

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The flatbed traffic from Houston and along the Gulf Coast that stalled after the hurricane is also getting back to normal. It’s bounced back, since construction material from Houston is moving again, and that’s helped boost rates on the lane from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, which hit $3.52/mile mile on average last week.

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Van Rates Peak in July, Flatbed Prices Rise in Southeast

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Memphis had more loads last week, as it replaced Houston as the number 3 market for load availability, following Atlanta and Dallas. Hot Markets include: Jacksonville, Savannah, Raleigh, and Roanoke. DAT Flatbed TriHaul of the Week: Houston - Oklahoma City - Ft Worth - Houston. That breaks up the return trip. mile to $2.12/mile