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HDT Webinar to Explore Trucking Recovery from COVID-19

Pandemic lockdowns are easing and freight levels are increasing, but the COVID-19 virus is still out there, and it may take a while for the economy to recover. What does the future hold for our country’s economy and the trucking industry?

June 18, 2020
HDT Webinar to Explore Trucking Recovery from COVID-19

HDT webinar to explore COVID-19 fleet impact and the path forward.

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Pandemic lockdowns are easing and freight levels are increasing, but the COVID-19 virus is still out there, and it may take a while for the economy to recover. What does the future hold for our country’s economy and the trucking industry?

That’s what a special Heavy Duty Trucking webinar will explore on Wednesday, June 24, at 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT.

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This free webinar will explore research, economic indicators, and insights that can help fleets understand the impact of the pandemic and where we go from here.

Heavy Duty Trucking Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge will present HDT research on how fleets have been managing the pandemic. She’ll lead a discussion with panelists Jeff Kauffman, managing director for Loop Capital Markets and author of the bimonthly HDT column Behind the Numbers, and Charles Simpson, Vice President of Strategic Intelligence for truckload giant U.S. Xpress.

Webinar speakers, from left, Deborah Lockridge, Jeff Kauffman, and Charles Simpson.

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The webinar will explore the economic indicators affecting trucking, fleet earnings, and more; with the latest update of U.S. Xpress’ COVID-19 Impact Forecast and the truckload fleet’s analyses and observations into the future of freight.

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Register for COVID-19, the big picture: Where we’ve been, where we are, where we’re going.

Key Takeaways:

  • How fleets’ business, operations, and earnings have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Where fleets think business will look the rest of the year and into 2021

  • The current state of the overall economy

  • Economic forecasts

  • The state of freight and rates

  • Where freight and rates are likely to go from here

  • Strategies for fleets to navigate these uncharted waters

  • The long-term changes that will remain long after the crisis is over

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