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Reefer Capacity Gets Tighter Ahead of Thanksgiving

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Demand is still extra-high out of potato-shipping regions ahead of Thanksgiving, but rates from Twin Falls, ID, to Phoenix dropped 27¢ to an average of $2.74/mile. In general, eastbound lanes out of Southern Idaho paid better last week than they did the week before.

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Van and Reefer Operators Give Thanks for Rate Increases

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Look for loads of trees leaving Oregon, and potatoes out of Idaho or North Dakota. Twin Falls, Idaho is a great source for outbound reefer loads, prior to Thanksgiving. Look for a load from Twin Falls to Phoenix , which paid $2.24 From Phoenix, head back to L.A. per mile last week. per mile.

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Pre-Christmas Demand Could Keep Reefer Rates High

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Potato shippers have continued to be busy, and there were big increases on a couple of lanes out of Southern Idaho. Twin Falls had two of the biggest jumps, but also the biggest decline: Twin Falls to Phoenix tumbled 52¢ to $2.91/mile. Twin Falls to Los Angeles rates rose 39¢ to an average of $3.09/mile.

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Asian imports turn up the heat for vans on the West Coast

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Demand for vans continues to heat up on the West Coast, boosting load-to-truck ratios in California, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah. to Chicago , Dallas , Phoenix , and Denver. This trend repeats every year, as consumer goods from Asia arrive at the ports and begin the eastward journey to regional distribution centers throughout the country.

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Van Rates Might Be Close to the Bottom, if They Aren't There Already

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Denver to Phoenix slippedâ–¼13¢ to $1.08/mile. California, Arizona, and Idaho generally have robust winter volumes, but those key markets have been soft so far this year. Chicago to Denver also dropped 12¢ to $2.13/mile. Denver to Dallas also fell 12¢ to only $1.01/mile.

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Van and Reefer Load Volumes Rise, as Flatbeds Falter

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REEFER TRENDS: Idaho lit up the Hot States map last week, and with good reason. For example, the lane from Twin Falls to Phoenix added 18¢ per mile last week, to an even $2.00. Rates also rose on a couple of lanes out of Rock Island , IL and Harrisburg , PA. HOT ROUND TRIP: Savannah to Charlotte and back, 500 miles at $2.57.

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Are High Freight Rates in December the New Normal?

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Prices were also up on the lane from Denver to Phoenix. Reefer rates bounced back in Southern Idaho , after a down week. Van rates on the lane from Columbus to Allentown have averaged $2.96 per mile in the past week, and Buffalo to Allentown is up to $2.98 Out West, the number of loads tripled on the lane from Denver to Los Angeles.

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