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Booming Oil Industry Boosts Flatbed Demand

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Continuing the regional theme out of Nevada: Flatbed rates from Reno to Seattle rose to $2.97/mile. Rock Island, IL, to Minneapolis rose at an average of $3.71/mile. North Carolina and Virginia were especially affected by the winter weather this month, and prices fell out of Roanoke. That pushed rates lower out of Tampa.

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Get Ready for La Niña, With Snowy Winter in the Northern U.S.

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This year’s weather may not be as severe, but truckers will need to be aware of road conditions on Interstates 80 and 90 through those states, and there could be delays in and around Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis. Interstate 90 runs through that area, as does I-5 in western Washington and Oregon.