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How Stagflation Is Reshaping the Trucking Industry
In Episode 70 of Stagflation Conversations with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna examine how the trucking industry is navigating high inflation and slow growth. With 4.3 percent unemployment and rising job openings, but factory job cuts nearing crisis levels, freight demand is shifting. The hosts focus on the case of Yellow Corp's 2023 bankruptcy and how smaller carriers are now struggling with rising fuel costs and falling spot rates. They discuss the divergence between contract and spot markets, and what the Cass Freight Index is signaling about the broader economy. Listeners learn why the…
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