As a result, rates fell on a couple of lanes out of Miami: Miami to Baltimore lost 39¢ at $2.05/mile, which is still high for February. Miami to Boston dropped 32¢ to $2.53/mile. MORE

Miami to Elizabeth, NJ , fell 27¢ to $2.10/mile. Last week, the national load-to-truck ratio for vans was the highest it's been since March 2014. That was back when demand for trucks skyrocketed because extreme winter weather caused massive disruption to supply chains. MORE

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Florida led the way again last week, with outbound rates in Lakeland and Miami up 15% and 8% respectively. Miami to Atlanta was also up 39¢ to $3.11/mile. Philly to Miami adjusted down to $1.65/mile, balancing the more expensive loads coming out of Miami. MORE

Ports along Florida’s coast, including Miami, Miami River, Everglades, and Palm Beach, have been severely impacted by the storm. Orlando and Jacksonville airports are closed; Miami is open but hundreds of flights have been cancelled. MORE

Atlanta to Miami rose 54¢ to $3.19/mile. These rates will likely change a lot in the coming weeks, but they’ve stayed high through the early part of this week: The biggest increase was on the lane from Atlanta to Miami , which jumped up 68¢ to $3.34/mile last week. MORE

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Prices on lanes out of Miami continued to fall last week: Miami to Elizabeth, NJ was down 23¢ to $1.84 Miami to Baltimore and Miami to Boston each fell an average of 22¢ per mile. MORE

Jacksonville is also going strong, with big rate increases on the lanes to Miami up 13¢, and to New Orleans , up 40¢ Rates are rocketing up in Raleigh , after a down month. TriHaul for Reefers: Atlanta - Miami - Tifton - Atlanta. Freight markets are heating up in the Sun Belt. MORE

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Miami, Denver, Sacramento and Lakeland, FL , all experienced sharp drops last week. Miami to Baltimore dropped 99¢ to $2.39/mile. MORE

Huge increases out of Miami and Lakeland, FL : Miami to Boston surged 79¢ to $3.05/mile. Miami to Atlanta was another $3-plus lane, soaring 52¢ to $3.05/mile. Many produce markets around the country are kicking into high gear, especially in the Southeast. MORE

Markets with rising rates included Los Angeles, Fresno, Grand Rapids, Rock Island, Philadelphia and Miami. TriHaul for Reefers: Atlanta - Miami - Charlotte - Atlanta. Miami is usually a dead end at this time of year. MORE

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Miami rates fell after an off-season boost in the previous week, and the lane to Boston was down 36¢ to $1.62/mile. Going the opposite direction, Philadelphia to Miami also fell 31¢ to $2.05/mile. MORE

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Atlanta to Miami was down 22¢ to $3.43/mile. The national average van rate rose for the fifth week in a row. At $1.97 per mile , the average rate in September was 18¢ higher than the August average, and 35¢ higher than September 2016. The national load-to-truck ratio also hit 7.0 MORE

One big outlier: Even though other outbound rates from Miami are sliding down into the off-season, the average reefer rate from Miami to Boston was up 20¢ to $2.10/mile. Miami to Baltimore was down 33¢ to $2.28/mile. MORE

Florida rates continued to slide: Miami to Atlanta dropped 40¢ to $1.29/mile, which is more typical for this time of year. Seasonal harvests are winding down, but capacity is still tight for reefer freight. That’s led to higher reefer rates on the West Coast and in the Midwest. MORE

Down in Miami , rates on several lanes are settling into off-season pricing. Miami to Atlanta fell 26¢ last week to $1.72/mile. Miami to Baltimore rates tumbled 62¢ to $2.37/mile. MORE

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Prices out of Miami and Lakeland plummeted, but the ripple effects also led to higher outbound rates in Atlanta , as prices adjust and demand shifts northward to Georgia produce. Miami to Baltimore dove 59¢ to $2.91/mile. MORE

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Starting with Miami, this port primarily handles containerized cargo with small amounts of breakbulk, vehicles and industrial equipment. MORE

You can see in the map above that Florida also has a low load-to-truck ratio, but there there has been a burst of potato shipments in the southern part of the state that's boosted prices out of Miami. Miami to Elizabeth, NJ , surged 35¢ to $1.84/mile. MORE

Tuesday night’s Miami-themed reception included international food trucks featuring a wide variety of South Florida delicacies, along with sights and sounds from Miami wharf-themed dancers rocking to the event DJ and his Mini Cooper-inspired boom-box. MORE

Be especially mindful in traditionally active cargo theft areas like Southern California, the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Miami, and Atlanta. MORE

Miami rates also dropped 4¢ per mile, but rates and volume there may increase in the coming weeks, as ships full of South American produce are diverted from Houston to the Port of Miami. Miami to Atlanta rates lost 30¢ to $1.24 MORE

This week I will be speaking at a conference in Miami, and next week I will be in Rotterdam. It is a beautiful fall day in Philadelphia. This afternoon I put the finishing touches on a new report, “What Is the Value Proposition for Sales and Operations Planning?” MORE

So have Miami and Savannah, but an ever-larger portion of the reefer freight in those markets originated in Chile and neighboring countries. There is a shift underway right now in the refrigerated freight segment. Two main factors are involved. More restaurant spending, more contract freight. MORE

The two Florida markets of Lakeland (which includes Orlando) and Miami made huge jumps, as did McAllen, TX, near the Mexican border. As noted in our rundown of the top 10 markets for van load posts this year, 2018 has been a year of records on the spot market. MORE