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Perry: Hurricanes will reduce U.S. GDP 0.5%

Economist Noël Perry predicts truck freight volumes in the southeast will be off 25% in the short term due to the two hurricanes, Harvey and Irma.

Although it’s too early to collect data regarding the economic impact from Hurricane Irma, which hit Florida this week, using the fallout from Hurricane Harvey’s impact on Texas, Noël Perry, a partner at research firm FTR Transportation Intelligence and senior economist for Truckstop.com, sees significant impact on truck freight volumes ahead.

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Perry: Hurricanes will reduce U.S. GDP 0.5%

Economist Noël Perry predicts truck freight volumes in the southeast will be off 25% in the short term due to the two hurricanes, Harvey and Irma.

Although it’s too early to collect data regarding the economic impact from Hurricane Irma, which hit Florida this week, using the fallout from Hurricane Harvey’s impact on Texas, Noël Perry, a partner at research firm FTR Transportation Intelligence and senior economist for Truckstop.com, sees significant impact on truck freight volumes ahead.

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ATA Revives Finance Council, Adds Staff to TMC

American Trucking Associations has hired tax attorney Jennifer Wieroniey to help revive its dormant National Accounting & Finance Council, an organization that once fielded a staff of 10 and was a potent voice on matters of interest to trucking…