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Trucking specialists say the industry has finally found an equilibrium where the supply of trucks is low enough to lift rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The BLS informed the GAO that it had tapped an “outside entity” to conduct a new study on the effects of lower survey response rates for the payroll survey data and to identify potential improvements.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Trucking executives report an end to a long freight downturn, with rates rising to sustainable levels after four years of slumping earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The BLS, like many statistics agencies worldwide, has faced a number of challenges in recent years with declining survey response rates and dwindling resources.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Even for geologists it barely rates a footnote.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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