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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

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Memphis to Atlanta was up 13¢ at an average of $2.23/mile. Miami continued to ship lots of reefer roads, while Lakeland in the central part of the state joined the Florida parade. We expect load counts to pick up there and in the border market of McAllen, TX , with avocados shipping ahead of Cinco de Mayo.

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Truckload Rates Finally Catch Up to Freight Volumes

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Memphis to Atlanta was up 13¢ at an average of $2.23/mile. Miami continued to ship lots of reefer roads, while Lakeland in the central part of the state joined the Florida parade. We expect load counts to pick up there and in the border market of McAllen, TX , with avocados shipping ahead of Cinco de Mayo.

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Post-Hurricane Floods Boost Rates in Southeast for Vans, Not Flatbeds

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Rates were up in both Atlanta and Memphis , and prices surged out of Charlotte. That could be related to the arrival of ships at the Port of Savannah. On the other hand, freight volume dropped by two-thirds on the lane from Atlanta to Raleigh , as flatbed freight couldn’t make it into those flooded areas.