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Ayenmol: What's with the Trucking Industry?

 
Drapsey 2019-08-21 02:10:54 


Truckers voted for Donald Trump in droves. Now, they say his trade war is 'killing' their ability to make a living.

But a sharp downturn in the trucking industry coupled with a slew of tax changes have hampered their ability to make a living. And many connect those two trends to Trump's economic policies.

"He has not affected our business in a positive way," a truck driver who asked to be quoted anonymously out of fear that their small business would be afflicted. "He's killing our business. If consumers aren't buying, then there is no demand. This really isn't about my political leanings, it's pure business."

Being a man on the ground, could you please fill us in on the root-cause of the industry's downturn?