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US shippers to shift to rail from rising truck rates

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Feb 02, 2017 at 08:47 AM CST
http://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/truckload-freight/rising-us-truck-costs-spur-mode-shift-shippers_20170201.html Modal lines that hardened as US economic growth slowed dramatically in 2015 and 2016 and truckload rates plummeted appear to be softening. As the economy improves, businesses expect truckload rates to rise , and those companies are looking for alternative routes to savings.