freight
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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
Higher aluminum can and freight costs ate into its gross margins slightly, but Monster reduced the percentage of its sales eaten up by operating costs and overheads.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
LAR began operations in 2023 and is responsible for freight traffic on the Angolan section of the line, moving mining-related cargo as well as supplying fuel and gas to the country's interior.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Investors have been waiting for an end to the freight recession that has lasted more than three years.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
The freight trains on the siding were loaded down with men trying to get from one part of the country to another, looking for work and something to eat.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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