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4 reasons flatbed should bounce back soon

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A few flatbed markets saw some decent rate increases last week, including Houston , Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Houston to Los Angeles surged 46¢ to $2.24/mi. Best of all, it means the LA market is picking up). Las Vegas to Phoenix gained 42¢ to $2.97/mi. Usually it's L.A. Not a good rate.

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Amazon Prime Offers Same-Day Delivery from Retailers

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The initial 10 cities for the Amazon service are Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Miami, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Seattle and Washington D.C., with more to follow. It’s interesting that New York, the biggest market in the country and often the launch pad for same-day services, is not among them.

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Rebuilding Efforts Fuel Flatbed Demand

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Load counts are up on DAT load boards , with more flatbed freight shipping to support the rebuilding and recovery efforts in areas affected by the storms. The flatbed traffic from Houston and along the Gulf Coast that stalled after the hurricane is also getting back to normal. Now it's looking like flatbed’s turn.

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Spot Market Gets a Strong Start to May

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Houston rates jumped up 3% higher last week, and prices out of California are trending up due to tomato production. From June to October last year, California shipped 500,000 loads of processed tomato products. From June to October last year, California shipped 500,000 loads of processed tomato products.

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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

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Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Miami continued to ship lots of reefer roads, while Lakeland in the central part of the state joined the Florida parade. We expect load counts to pick up there and in the border market of McAllen, TX , with avocados shipping ahead of Cinco de Mayo.

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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

DAT Solutions

Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Miami continued to ship lots of reefer roads, while Lakeland in the central part of the state joined the Florida parade. We expect load counts to pick up there and in the border market of McAllen, TX , with avocados shipping ahead of Cinco de Mayo.

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Best Buy testing same day delivery with Deliv

Deliv

Anyone with a ZIP code in an eligible market can select same-day delivery under “Expedited Shipping” when choosing a shipping option on BestBuy.com. We’ve since added Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington, D.C.