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Will freight operators serve as a canary in the retail coal mine?

November 1, 2022

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The Wall Street Journal in the space of 11 days has published two articles on the drop in freight demand reported by some of the biggest long haul freight companies in the U.S. The trucking firms are raising an alarm of sorts as they have seen demand for their services wane somewhat at a time when they normally are at their busiest.

A piece published on Saturday said that declining demand has led spot market volume to soften, and that may have a ripple effect into longer term contracts that make up the bulk of the business.

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