[quote][NEW YORK (AP) - By most accounts, the nation's trucking companies expecting the usual holiday stocking stuffer -- fatter profits -- instead got a lump of coal.

According to the American Trucking Association, the amount of merchandise truckers shipped in October, the heart of the traditional peak season, dropped 4 percent to its lowest level since February. The decline also represents the largest year-over-year decrease since 2001, the industry group said Nov. 27.



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Associated Press Business News: Truckers Feel Pinch of No Peak Season - MSN Money