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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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Spot market settles after Hurricane Florence

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Rates were up out of Denver , and the lane to Houston rose 17¢ -- but the average was still just $1.50/mile. Texas has been quiet in recent weeks, but the lane from Houston to Oklahoma City rose 14¢ to $2.26/mile. The biggest increase was from Buffalo to Allentown, PA , which added 22¢ to an average of $3.36/mile.

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Emergency Freight: What Harvey Tells Us About Irma

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Less than ten days after Hurricane Harvey, trucks are already moving freight out of Houston, with almost the same volume as before the storm. Harvey hit Houston on Friday evening, August 25, and hung over the metro area for days, dumping more than 50 inches of rain on Southeastern Texas and Southwestern Louisiana. It could take months.

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Less than Truckload Freight Rates: Houston, TX

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LTL Freight Rates: From Major Cities in USA to Houston, TX. All the rates are for 1 pallet, 48” by 48” by 48”, 500 lbs, class 100 : From Oklahoma City, OK to Houston, TX. From Hayward, CA to Houston, TX. From Houston, TX to Laredo, TX. From Tulsa, OK to Houston, TX. From Los Angeles, CA to Houston, TX.

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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

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Houston to Oklahoma City was down 8¢ to $1.97/mile. We got some improvement on some backhaul lanes too, where rates are generally higher going in the opposite direction: Buffalo to Columbus rates rose 15¢ to $1.65/mile. Cleveland to Chicago also paid 15¢ better at $1.75/mile. Declining lanes were few and far between.

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Downturn in the Oil and Gas Industry: An Opportunity for Supply Chain Improvements

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And according to an article in the Houston Chronicle , “During the past eight months, energy companies have slashed more than 176,000 jobs worldwide, although the number is likely greater because many aren’t made public. As the Wall Street Journal reported this past weekend, “ U.S.

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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. DAT Flatbed TriHaul of the Week: Houston - Oklahoma City - Ft Worth - Houston. mile on the way back from Ft Worth to Houston. That breaks up the return trip. mile to $2.12/mile