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Title Driver Shortage Boosting Dedicated Trucking Business
Date Posted 12/7/2012
URL http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-06/driver-shortage-boosting-dedicated-u-s-trucking-business.html
Description With the increasing shortage of commercial truck drivers, shippers are finding it more and more difficult to both maintain a fleet of vehicles and hire new drivers. To mitigate risk and potential delays, a recent trend in the retail industry includes retailers and grocery stores using dedicated-fleet services to transport their goods as a method to ensure the availability of vehicles, to better manage costs, and to receive more defined and predictable routes.

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