US shippers face unprecedented truck, intermodal cost hikes

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US shippers face unprecedented truck, intermodal cost hikes

, | Mar 08, 2018 1:15PM EST
For years, North American shippers were warned a truck capacity crunch was coming, but that crunch never materialized. This year, with the accelerating US economy, that crunch finally arrived. That is pushing up inland supply chain costs and transport rates across the board, and shippers should not expect relief soon.
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