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Demand for trucking services has “plateaued” in the last four to six weeks, though “we’ve not necessarily seen things getting worse,” according to the CEO of a leading national truckload carrier.

After a couple of months of improving data points, positive commentary from management and analysts raising their earnings expectations, the third-quarter earnings season kicks off later this week.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a closure of many truck driver training schools, and that worries some in the industry as the influx of new talent dries up.