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Category: Business Management

Unlock the Economic Secrets: Understanding the Producer Price Index (PPI) and Its Impact on the Trucking Industry – Part III

Welcome back! This is Part III of our “Unlock the Economic Secrets” series. As a carrier do you wonder why there are ups and downs in finding loads and you feel like you are not getting paid what

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What Can June 2024 Inflation Trends in the CPI Reveal About Future Load Volumes and Freight Rates?

Below is a list showing the change in price (a Consumer Price Index (CPI) measurement) of various items for June 2024. These changes in price can significantly impact consumer spending habits. An increase in price may explain a

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Unlock the Economic Secrets: Understanding the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Its Impact on the Trucking Industry – Part II

This is part II of our series on understanding economic indicators and their impact on the trucking industry. Our first post introduced the series and discussed the importance of the following indicators: CPI, PPI, LMI, interest rate, trucking

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Unlock the Economic Secrets: How Economic Indicators Can Make or Break Your Trucking Business !!! – Part 1

Why Economics Matter in Trucking You’ve probably noticed how at times our selective hearing defaults to fading out economic chatter from our consciousness, until economic shifts start to directly affect our daily lives, as in our wallet, conveniences

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Tackling Fraud in the Trucking Industry: A Growing Concern and the Path Forward

Fraud is not a new phenomenon; it has plagued personal and business domains for centuries. Mark Twain’s existential commentary in The Mysterious Stranger resonates with today’s challenges: “What is man? A fraud? A liar? A crook? His finest

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