Understanding The Trucking Industry

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In a world where we want our goods now, the process that get it to you now needs to be perfect. That’s exactly what the trucking industry has done for decades. With the American Trucking Association reporting the all-time high tonnage was reached in 2015. The ATA believes that the trucking industry will continue to add the approximately 89,000 jobs per year for the next decade. Without these drivers we would not be able to have our goods in short periods of time. The trucking industry is vital to the delivery services that give the ability to offer shipping services like overnight, and order before twelve and receive your order before eight. The amount of work that gets our beloved imported goods such as iPhones, televisions, and clothes

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