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Flatbed Markets Continue to Boom

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Even Tampa has crossed that mark. A couple lanes with falling prices: Reno to Seattle was down 98¢ to $2.41/mile, mile, a sign that lumber shipments out of the Seattle area are balancing things out. The average outbound rate last week in Phoenix was just $1.79/mile, Roanoke to Cleveland dropped to $2.55/mile

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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. That pushed rates lower out of Tampa. Rock Island, IL, to Minneapolis rose at an average of $3.71/mile. Demand has been weaker in Florida and Pennsylvania this month.

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Is the Freight Recession Really Over?

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Seattle to Eugene, OR also slipped 11¢ to $2.17/mile. The two rising markets in the south were Tampa and Birmingham , while Dallas and Harrisburg, PA have also been strong as of late. Volumes dropped off in Allentown, PA , after getting a big boost the week before. The average rate on that lane tumbled 31¢ to $2.02/mile.

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