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Soaring fuel prices produced some of the funniest memes on the internet in March, but bulk transportation executives weren't laughing as the cost of diesel reached uncharted, margin-crushing territory. Escalating energy bills aren't the only pain point amid record inflation, either. New and used trucks are exponentially more expensive, when carriers can find them, insurance premiums continue to soar, and driver wages are rising steadily amid a growing shortage of long-haul truckers-all of which combine to hike prices on every key commodity-forcing many trucking companies to raise rates. |