
Produce Season Leads to Surges in Reefer Rates
Many produce markets around the country are kicking into high gear, especially in the Southeast. Refrigerated truckload volumes have surged
Many produce markets around the country are kicking into high gear, especially in the Southeast. Refrigerated truckload volumes have surged
Spring produce has gotten off to a slow start this year. The momentum had been building in Florida and Texas,
The end of the month didn’t bring the upward bump that we typically see when shippers try to move goods
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Fruit and vegetable harvests began and ended later in Texas and Florida, and crops have been either delayed or accelerated
Got reefers? It’s time to move ’em on down to produce markets in the Southern states. Spring is finally here.
Reefer rates increased 1.6% in major markets in the week ending June 15. Rates from Los Angeles continue to climb
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