Tariff Uncertainty Worries Ag Haulers

As the U.S. trades tariffs with Mexico, Canada and China, American farmers are worried, wondering if their export markets for grains might be drying up.Freightwavesreports that following several robust growing seasons, grain inventories have been building, but finally this year they have started to decline.

Another group of individuals is also feeling pressure, and not just from the potential tariffs.

Agricultural truckers are worried about a decline in shipments, hours-of-service, and the continuing fight for relief from the electronic logging device (ELD) regulation. With all that, though, the biggest disruptor for ag hauling capacity continues to be the strength of the overall freight market, particularly as dry van and refrigerated rates remain near historic highs.

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