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Industry calls on shippers to switch modes as driver shortage worsens

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Shippers and forwarders affected by the lack of long-haul truck drivers in the US must move to other transport modes, as the shortage is long-term rather than a cyclical shift, say industry experts.

John Roberts, president and CEO of JB Hunt Transport, speaking at the Council ...

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  • Dan

    October 10, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    I would consider rail for our shipments that are not time-sensitive. However with the cost of transporting our equipment to the rail, and then the rail shipping costs it is just not economical to do so.

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