Newsmakers: Trucking industry’s bumpy road

Shipping demand soaring, but driver shortages, other factors hindering growth
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    JUL 5

    You’ve likely noticed that delivery of many consumer and business materials is taking much longer than in past years. That new refrigerator, that updated computer monitor, those special-order shoes — whether for home or business use, raw materials or finished products, what might once have arrived in days is now often taking weeks, perhaps even months.

    These delays are no surprise to leaders of…

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