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Hot Flatbed Segment Shows Signs of Cooling

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Last week every state except North Dakota, New Hampshire and New Jersey had a load-to-truck ratio above 18 loads per truck. Houston to Bismarck, ND jumped 76¢ to $3.14/mile. Houston to Oklahoma City slipped 52¢ to $3.44/mile. Flatbed demand is extremely strong throughout the country. RISING MARKETS.

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How Natural Gas and Plastics Impact the Truckload Spot Market

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Natural gas is a by-product of the fracking / oil production process in the Bakken oilfields of North Dakota and the Permian Basin of West Texas, as well as lesser fields, and a primary product in the Marcellus Shale. The Houston Hub. Houston is in the middle of all of it. Gulf Coast. Changes in Capacity.

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Van and Reefer Load Volumes Rise, as Flatbeds Falter

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VAN TRENDS: Oregon and North Dakota are showing as dark red on the Hot States map above, due to a relative shortage of trucks, but there aren't necessarily a lot of loads available in either state. HOT ROUND TRIP: Dallas to Houston and back, about 480 miles at an average rate of $1.92 Rates rose out of Buffalo and Seattle.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

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Same-day delivery is not currently available in Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming, and delivery of orders containing alcohol is currently limited to select stores in Illinois and Florida.