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Winter Alert: Winter Weather Conditions Developing Across Much of the US

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Parts of I-44 are closed near Oklahoma City, OK. Parts of I-35 in Oklahoma are closed. Starting Saturday, a Pacific storm system will cause heavy snowfall from Portland to Seattle. I-10 is closed from Baton Rouge, LA to Lafayette, LA due to ice and accidents. All westbound lanes of I-40 near Albuquerque, NM are closed.

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Hurricane Michael halts shipments

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Houston to Oklahoma City dropped 19¢ to $2.04/mile. Seattle to Salt Lake City lost 18¢ at $2.18, with fewer imports hitting the Seattle port. That could hopefully pick back up soon, as the U.S. and Canada reached a trade agreement a couple of weeks ago, even though it hasn’t gone into effect yet.

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Van freight stabilizes in early October

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Rates are rising from Seattle to California, but otherwise the picture is weak for pricing. Here are two lanes worth noting: Denver to Oklahoma City jumped 12¢ to a not-so-hot $1.43/mile. Traditional backhaul markets like Denver and Seattle held up, and Los Angeles continued to see price increases over the past month.

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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

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Higher prices out of Memphis and Columbus tell us that retail traffic is moving, and higher rates out of Dallas and Seattle show us that the improvement is far-reaching. Seattle to Spokane was up 20¢ to $2.70/mile. Houston to Oklahoma City was down 8¢ to $1.97/mile. Chicago to Buffalo also rose 18¢ to $2.33/mile.

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How to Reduce Shipping Costs: 8 Effective Ways

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For example, a package sent 2,000 miles through USPS from Seattle to Tulsa would be Zone 8. But the same package sent only 107 miles from Oklahoma City to Tulsa would be Zone 2. The point of origin is in Zone 1, and zones measure the distance a shipment travels. The higher the zone, the more expensive an order is to ship.

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Spring freight rates: Stable or stuck?

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Los Angeles and Seattle had slight bumps up in pricing, but nothing exceptional. Just a handful of lanes fell more than 10¢ cents per mile: Seattle to Eugene,OR, dropped 15¢ to $2.35/mi. Houston to Oklahoma City slipped 12¢ to $1.92/mi. Fresno to Seattle lost 18¢ to $2.36/mi. Rising rates.

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Higher van volumes fail to boost rates

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Seattle to Eugene, OR regained 13¢, rising to $2.51/mi. Denver to Oklahoma City slipped 14¢ to $1.12/mi. Dallas to Chicago bumped up 10¢ to $1.26/mi. Falling rates. In the East, rates are still falling on many lanes, including: Buffalo to Charlotte fell 15¢ to $2.12/mi.

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