Brazil's freight pricing crisis, explained

Jun 19, 2018 11:33 4 min read

Brazil's freight pricing crisis, explained — Truckers and farmers fight over freight pricing tables

When independent Brazilian truckers staged a 10-day strike late in May, the whole country went on a shutdown mode. As two-thirds of cargo transportation in Brazil is made through roadways, several regions experienced fuel and food shortages, hospitals postponed surgeries, millions of animals died of...

Brazil’s freight pricing crisis, explained

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