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Flatbed rates and volumes move upward

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Some of the lanes where rates increased last week included: Houston to Oklahoma City jumped 38¢ to $2.55/mi. On the other hand, flatbed prices trended down in a handful of key markets, including Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Cleveland, Pittsburgh , and Roanoke. Phoenix to El Paso, TX gained 32¢ to $2.08/mi.

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Hot Flatbed Segment Shows Signs of Cooling

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Some of the hot spots for flatbeds last week included Las Vegas and Phoenix in the West, and the Raleigh-Greensboro-Roanoke markets in the Southeast. Las Vegas to Phoenix rates exploded, rocketing up $1.44 Houston to Oklahoma City slipped 52¢ to $3.44/mile. RISING MARKETS.

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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

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Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Out West, flatbed loads going from Las Vegas to Salt Lake Cit y rose 61¢ on average at $3.02/mile. Las Vegas to Los Angeles fell 71¢ to $2.48/mile, Chicago remains soft, and the lane to Buffalo fell 23¢ to $2.09.

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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

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Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Out West, flatbed loads going from Las Vegas to Salt Lake Cit y rose 61¢ on average at $3.02/mile. Las Vegas to Los Angeles fell 71¢ to $2.48/mile, Chicago remains soft, and the lane to Buffalo fell 23¢ to $2.09.

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Demand Surges in Final Week of 2015

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Outbound rates increased for flatbed loads originating in Las Vegas , Rock Island , Houston , Oklahoma City , Atlanta , and Pittsburgh , but rates declined in Los Angeles , Dallas , Tampa , and Baltimore. The load-to-truck ratio got a big boost last week, from 7.5

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Major Freight Markets Saw Biggest Rate Surge of the Year

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Houston to Oklahoma City rose 24¢ to an average of $2.04/mile. Flatbed load counts are still strong in Texas , but it was the port cities of Los Angeles and Jacksonville that propelled rates, along with inland markets like Cleveland, Raleigh, and Rock Island, IL. The lane from Houston to Chicago was up 17¢ to $1.94/mile.

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