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Posted on Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 9:56 AM CST in JONESBORO, AR

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I'm new in the freight broker business, and have a question for drivers. Why do rates jump all over the place so much? A load I moved last week at $2,500 won't move this week for $3,000. Everyone in my office says it because of the holiday coming up. Drivers do realize that our customers could care less what day it is, our rate is our rate. I'm just wondering why they change so drastically and so quickly. Also, is there any way to anticipate this happening in the future?

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