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Article: Price Trends.
- Article from:
- Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO)
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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By Elizabeth Baazt, Thinking Cap Solutions
Pricing Across the Transportation Modes
Trucking
Elizabeth Baazt
Average prices charged by U.S.-owned trucking companies fell 0.5% in February, nearly reversing the 0.6% price hike in January. LTL prices for hauling general freight fell fastest, down 1.5%, while truckload tags fell a more modest 0.7%. Prices for local trucking of general freight, meanwhile, inched down 0.1%. Average prices for moving specialized freight over long distances actually increased 0.3% in February. Overall escalation rates for trucking are lower than expected. So, keeping the trend line for price levels relatively ...