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Originally Posted by jims69camaro
wow. i almost went to work for them when i first got my CDL. they were one of five companies that me and my partner were considering and another company (based in St. Clair MO) won by a few cents per mile. it's messed up that a company has to close its doors (and add to the unemployment roles) because of operating costs, something that was manageable just two years ago.
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What this might signify is there is too much 'supply', thus the carriers can't really raise their prices to keep up. Reduce the number of carriers and the remaining ones may have an easier time getting increased rates - which gets passed to us in the form of price increases/inflation.