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Al Jazeera: Once recession-proof, US trucking is squeezed by coronavirus

Lockdowns to stem the spread of COVID-19 are reducing loads for truckers as well as the rates they are paid.

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WAOW News 9: Truck drivers: essential workers with a shrinking income

Truck drivers are facing steeply declining pay rates in the wake of this pandemic. The drivers running their own business are facing the worst of it.

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Transport Topics: Truck Tonnage Up 4.3% Year-Over-Over on Coronavirus Surge

Truck tonnage rose 4.3% year-over-year in March on gains in selected business sectors, according to American Trucking Associations.

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Wall Street Journal: For America’s Small Truckers, Demand Is ‘Falling Off a Cliff’

Small operators critical to supply chains are heavily exposed to a deepening downturn

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia manufacturing shaken by virus, but some ramp up

In Georgia, all manufacturers have been touched in some way by the coronavirus pandemic that is spreading across the globe.

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DC Velocity: Trinity Logistics Joins DAT Pilot to Streamline Freight Transactions

DAT Solutions announced today that Trinity Logistics, one of the industry’s leading third-party logistics providers, is piloting DAT’s truckload rate forecasting tools and automated “Book Now” option for select loads on the DAT Load Board network.

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Commercial Carrier Journal: Fall off in freight and rates prompts layoffs as trucks sit idle

The U.S. economy posted its worst employment numbers in more than a decade in March, a record that is likely to stand for only a month.

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Forbes: COVID-19 Poses Uneven Challenges For Commercial Truckers

Companies aim to help independents and small carriers comply with the ELD mandate, which goes into effect this December.

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Transport Topics: DAT Solutions, Schneider Logistics Partner on Pilot Program

Digital freight load board DAT Solutions on April 6 announced Schneider Logistics Services joined a pilot program to evaluate emerging tools to better forecast truckload freight rates.

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NBC News: Truckers brave personal and economic risks to replenish shelves

"Things are running out because people are hoarding," Sova told NBC News. "On behalf of American truckers, slow down, people. Just get enough for a few days for your family. Another truck is coming. We're coming. The truckers are coming, people!"

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