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Mark.b2

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9. I would have preferred the half-point...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 02:40 PM

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I’m in supply chain and logistics world, and we are in year three of a freight recession. 2022 was glorious and nothing but disappointment since.

Our retailer customers are not shipping big yet for Christmas yet again.

The service economy is doing pretty well, but unfortunately for me, it doesnt require trucks and trains!

I suppose a small cut albeit a few months late is better than nothing. Maybe by spring, these cuts will manifest .

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