ArcBest reports Q3 tonnage gains
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ArcBest reported that third-quarter tonnage rose 9.6% per day compared with a year earlier, and its partial fourth-quarter October results were even stronger. The improvement matters because it signals accelerating freight volume momentum heading into the rest of Q4.
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