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4 Ways To Save On Trucking Freight in 2018

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a large Omaha-based trucking company, reset its guidance on rate increases at between 6% and 10%, up from 4% to 8%. There may be no better time than the present to start creating true business relationships with carriers. With contract rates expected to raise as much as 10%, carriers are expected to have the upper hand in negotiations.