Trade war shifts US trucking industry into reverse

Global Business

The ongoing U.S.-China trade war is impacting a wide range of industries. U.S. agriculture is taking an especially hard hit. That, in turn, is putting the breaks on America’s trucking industry.

CGTN’s Dan Williams report.

Dahm Trucking has been in operation since 1980.

The company specializes in transporting agricultural products. But business has been down in recent years.

The early mornings that Illinois farmer Chris Dahm works are getting depressing.

The trade dispute between the United States and China has severely impacted the U.S. agricultural sector. And, in turn, that has had a knock-on effect on the U.S. trucking industry.