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The Trucking Episode: Why the Industry Is Such a Mess

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Is There Really a Trucker Shortage?

Trucker shortage is a term that doesn't really explain much in terms of what's actually taking place. You can also have capacity shortages, which means is more freight demand than there are trucks to haul it. And so because of that, the trucking companies have to go out and buy new trucks every three you know, they're constantly buying new equipment. But right now, u've gone up about forty per cent in last three months if you own your own equipment and you sell that equipment. It would take approximately nine months to get i yo, ordered  new truck, but we're seeing a lot of that already.

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