Factory backlogs build as freight and steel costs climb
CDL & Trucking News · · Source: FreightWaves · By Thomas Wasson · 3 min read at the source
Unfilled factory orders rose to $1.61 trillion in August while shipments stalled, and the steel, freight and diesel needed to work them off cost more in September.
Reported by Thomas Wasson for FreightWaves (Business), originally published October 8, 2026.
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Topics: Business, Economics, Logistics/Supply Chains, Canada tariffs, census bureau, Census M3, factory orders, Institute for Supply Management