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Study Finds Trucking Company Bankruptcies Increased In 1H 2019
Delivery // September 04, 2019

To quote the Grateful Dead and their song “Truckin’” — an apt choice for this topic — “What a long strange trip it’s been.” While a significant number of trucking companies have gone out of business, there are trucking shortages and rising wages. The trucking...

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Study Finds Trucking Company Bankruptcies Increased In 1H 2019

September 04, 2019
To quote the Grateful Dead and their song “Truckin’” — an apt choice for this topic — “What a long strange trip it’s been.” While a significant number of trucking...