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Minnesota turkeys are stuffing outbound trucks

DAT Solutions

So it's no big surprise that the Minneapolis market area was also the land of a thousand loads (per day) in the first half of November, as fresh turkeys got stuffed into temp-controlled trailers during the run-up to Thanksgiving. The peak season for reefers in the Minneapolis market is late summer, not late fall. loads per truck.

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Booming Oil Industry Boosts Flatbed Demand

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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. Continuing the regional theme out of Nevada: Flatbed rates from Reno to Seattle rose to $2.97/mile. That pushed rates lower out of Tampa.

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Freight Rates Were Mostly Neutral Ahead of Winter Storm

DAT Solutions

That'll no doubt affect freight movements, with trucks banned from some highways in the Northeast while Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Virginia declare states of emergency. Green Bay also had a big jump in volumes, and reefer rates on the lane to Minneapolis were up 21¢ to $2.19/mile. FALLING LANES. Not too many.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

Jassy wrote: “I’m also optimistic that this shift will provide a boost for the thousands of businesses located around our urban headquarter locations in the Puget Sound, Virginia, Nashville, and the dozens of cities around the world where our employees go to the office.” ” And now on to this week’s logistics news.