41. He said to recoup foreign exchange losses, the company will be adjusting its freight rates in mid-February. 42. Apart from the new freight rate , exporters now have to pay another $ 200 for space containers. 43. He disputed freight rates , testifying before the Interstate Commerce Commission that the railroads discriminated against small operators. 44. Noble said it expects robust demand from China to continue but was worried about high freight rates . 45. The C & LE also established interchange freight rates with some steam railroads, a rarity for an interurban. 46. Trends are the long term upward, downward or stagnating levels of freight rates around which short cycles oscillate. 47. The high price of fuel adds totruckers'long-standing complaints that freight rates are too low to turn a profit. 48. Freight rates continued to decline dramatically.49. These factors help keep the freight rate down for small businesses and the individual with a shipping need. 50. Freight rates depend on the cargo.