Reply #3: *nods* [View All]

Can't really speak for domestic trucking, however, I work at an international freight forwarder.

In general, economists say exports should be up due to the dollar's decline, but it's not really that simple.

Business is up for our clients who have people overseas buying from them (weak dollar = super bargains on heavy machinery, etc) and business is waaaay down from our clients who source items domestically and then export them to their sites overseas.

Fuel surcharges are through the roof and some new (incredibly stupid btw) TSA known shipper rules for export are not helping things. It's the slowest I've ever seen in three years.

We are banking heavily on some project business now in (surprise, surprise) the Middle East. Figures.