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    FTR Transportation Conference 2015

    Sept. 16, 2015

    The outlook for the freight markets coming out of FTR's annual transportation conference in Indianapolis this week is mostly good, with solid tonnage the byproduct of what's expected to be a still slow but steady U.S. economy in 2016. However, a growing series of regulatory hurdles and the ongoing driver shortage will keep making life difficult for trucking next year.

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    Sean Kilcarr | Editor in Chief

    Sean previously reported and commented on trends affecting the many different strata of the trucking industry. Also be sure to visit Sean's blog Trucks at Work where he offers analysis on a variety of different topics inside the trucking industry.

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