freight
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“Our freight expenses are really bad right now. So, all of our shipping costs, and then diesel, have hit us really hard,” she said.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
He attributes the increase in prices partly to disruption in global air routes and longer freight routes, linked to conflict in the Middle East.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Record-high diesel prices would hit the supply chain first, including freight rates, he said.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Jason Turek, a fourth-generation grower of sweet corn in New York state, has watched his freight cost per shipment jump from $4,000 last year to roughly $6,600 this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Straps and ropes for oversize freight lay on the floor, loose and serpentine.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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