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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

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Last week, the national load-to-truck ratio for vans was the highest it's been since March 2014. That was back when demand for trucks skyrocketed because extreme winter weather caused massive disruption to supply chains. Together, the ratio and rates offer strong evidence yet that the freight recession is over.

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Selling in Tough Times with Nick Strober and Melanie Flores

The Logistics of Logistics

Since 2014, Lean has worked with over 500 satisfied U.S.-based She started up Corning’s optical fiber factory in the Charlotte, NC area, founded a popular kindergarten engineering design workshop based on a famous MIT course, and led the STEM coaching team serving 48 Easter Seals teachers across metro Atlanta.

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Will sub-zero temps stall trucking operations?

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often suffer from all kinds of severe weather during the first quarter, impacting freight movements. If freight needs protection from freezing, the shipper may need to change routing instructions. During the "snowpocalypse" winter of 2014, a series of snowstorms extended across two-thirds of the continental U.S.