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Florida Ports Shut Down as Hurricane Ian Arrives

Supply Chain Brain

The Jacksonville port, the state’s largest commercial cargo port, joined Port Tampa Bay in moving to halt all operations and restricting inbound trucks to only essential business.

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Hurricane Irma: Updates and Impacts

Elementum

Operational/Supply Chain Impacts: Ports and terminals in Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Port Everglades and Jacksonville were closed to traffic on Sunday, September 10. ExxonMobil and Kinder Morgan similarly shut down pipelines and fuel terminals in response to Irma’s arrival.

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Flatbed rates and volumes move upward

DAT Solutions

Plenty of flatbed markets in the South and East experienced rising prices, including Birmingham, Tampa, Atlanta, Savannah, Raleigh, Harrisburg, Dallas and Phoenix. On the other hand, flatbed prices trended down in a handful of key markets, including Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Cleveland, Pittsburgh , and Roanoke. Rising Rates.

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Rebuilding Efforts Fuel Flatbed Demand

DAT Solutions

Flatbed rates have been down in port cities that were affected by Irma: Tampa, Jacksonville and Savannah. Tampa to Atlanta remains the weakest of the high-volume flatbed lanes, since inbound load counts from Atlanta are still well above normal.

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Flatbed Markets Continue to Boom

DAT Solutions

Gains out of Las Vegas and Jacksonville, FL , suggest that construction equipment and material are on the move. Even Tampa has crossed that mark. Atlanta continues to set new records: Outbound rates there have climbed 10% in the past month. A couple strong lanes last week: Raleigh to Greenville, SC , jumped up to $2.94/mile.

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Hurricane Irma Updates

Elementum

BEST PRACTICES. Keep yourself updated: as Irma approaches the contiguous United States, more detailed forecasts will become available.

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Is the Freight Recession Really Over?

DAT Solutions

The two rising markets in the south were Tampa and Birmingham , while Dallas and Harrisburg, PA have also been strong as of late. Outbound rates trended down last month in Savannah, Jacksonville and Los Angeles. Rates have surged up 28% in Pittsburgh in the past month. Raleigh to Baltimore also paid 32¢ better on average at $2.61/mile,

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