"Puget Sound region truckers are trying new survival tactics, including squeezing new revenue from the agriculture market, as they struggle to compensate for the precipitous drop in cargo this year.
Moving apples, potatoes and onions from Eastern Washington is part of the new diet for the Seattle operation of Mason-Dixon International, formerly Harbor Freight, said Operations Manager Julie Tallant.
“We’re having to branch out,” she said from her South Seattle office. “We’re starting to do some domestic things, to fill the gap.”
Trucking companies in Washington state and the rest of the nation are struggling because the recession has diminished the movement of domestic and international cargo. The downturn has reduced consumer spending as well as factory orders."...
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