Transportation is a large cost component for the paper manufactures and respective end users for both inbound raw materials and out bound finished paper grades. Although, recently, signs that overall freight demand has bottomed and is picking up, the less-than-truckload market remains extremely competitive. Many of the bigger carriers continue to offer steep discounts in an effort to grab market share in the down economy.
Still, shippers think prices are going to go up over the next few months.
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