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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. The lane from Sacramento to Denver paid 24¢ better on average, at $2.63/mile. Crop production is rising out of the Northwest, so reefer rates fell on inbound lanes like Sacramento to Portland , OR. Cleveland to Chicago also paid 15¢ better at $1.75/mile.

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California Reefer Freight Starts to Heat Up

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HOT MARKETS: The biggest changes last week were in California, where reefer freight finally started to move out of Fresno and Sacramento in serious quantities, but load counts fell sharply in L.A. Sacramento to Portland , OR rates soared 31¢ to $2.77 The regional trip from Dallas to Houston fell 22¢ to $2.53

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Tens of Thousands of New Jobs, and One Worry: Robots

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This year alone, Amazon announced new fulfillment centers in Eastvale, Redlands, Fresno and most recently Sacramento, where the Seattle company said it would hire 1,500 workers. It was only for residents of Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, San Diego and St. Walmart Slashes ‘A Few Dozen’ Corporate Jobs.

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Tens of Thousands of New Jobs, and One Worry: Robots

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This year alone, Amazon announced new fulfillment centers in Eastvale, Redlands, Fresno and most recently Sacramento, where the Seattle company said it would hire 1,500 workers. It was only for residents of Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, San Diego and St. Walmart Slashes ‘A Few Dozen’ Corporate Jobs.

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Spot Market Reefer Rates Hit a 3-Year High

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Sacramento to Portland, OR , spiked 61¢ up to $3.47/mile. Here is a pair of lanes that truckers could run back to back: Sacramento to Denver added 38¢ for an average of $2.78/mile. Denver to Houston surged 48¢ to $2.34/mile. Twin Falls, ID, to Phoenix jumped up 48¢ to $3.43/mile.

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Reefers Gain Momentum, Especially in Georgia

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A handful of individual lanes saw big rate increases: Sacramento to Denver added 30¢ per mile, to $2.49. Find a second load from McAllen to Houston instead, for about $3.00 per mile, and then pick up a third load from Houston to Dallas , at $3.05. Dallas to Columbus got a 37¢ boost, to $2.50. mark, at $4.03

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October Flatbed Rates Were Highest of the Year

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Las Vegas to Sacramento averaged $3.19/mile. Houston prices have mostly been neutral, but the lane to Wichita, KS , fell to just $1.77/mile. Lots of major flatbed lanes were at or near $3/mile last week. All rates below include fuel surcharges and are based on real transactions between brokers and carriers. mile last week.