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| of IN B-PP | |
| GNP NNP B-NP | |
| in IN B-PP | |
| 1981 CD B-NP | |
| . . O | |
| But CC O | |
| with IN B-PP | |
| much NN B-NP | |
| of IN B-PP | |
| the DT B-NP | |
| inefficiency NN I-NP | |
| squeezed VBN B-VP | |
| out IN B-PP | |
| of IN B-PP | |
| the DT B-NP | |
| freight-transport JJ I-NP | |
| system NN I-NP | |
| , , O | |
| rising VBG B-NP | |
| costs NNS I-NP | |
| are VBP B-VP | |
| likely JJ B-ADJP | |
| to TO B-VP | |
| be VB I-VP | |
| reflected VBN I-VP | |
| directly RB B-ADVP | |
| in IN B-PP | |
| higher JJR B-NP | |
| freight NN I-NP | |
| rates NNS I-NP | |
| . . O | |
| `` `` O | |
| Shippers NNS B-NP | |
| are VBP B-VP | |
| saying VBG I-VP | |
| ` `` O | |
| the DT B-NP | |
| party NN I-NP | |
| 's POS B-VP | |
| over IN B-ADJP | |
| , , O | |
| ' '' O | |
| '' '' O | |
| said VBD B-VP | |
| Mr. NNP B-NP | |
| LaLonde NNP I-NP | |
| . . O | |
| `` `` O | |
| Shippers NNS B-NP | |
| wo MD B-VP | |
| n't RB I-VP | |
| be VB I-VP | |
| able JJ B-ADJP | |
| to TO B-VP | |
| look VB I-VP | |
| for IN B-PP | |
| transportation-cost JJ B-NP | |
| savings NNS I-NP | |
| as IN B-SBAR | |
| they PRP B-NP | |
| have VBP B-VP | |
| for IN B-PP | |
| the DT B-NP | |
| last JJ I-NP | |
| eight CD I-NP | |
| or CC I-NP | |
| nine CD I-NP | |
| years NNS I-NP | |
| . . O | |
| Transport NN B-NP | |
| rates NNS I-NP | |
| wo MD B-VP | |
| n't RB I-VP | |
| be VB I-VP | |
| an DT B-NP | |
| opportunity NN I-NP | |
| for IN B-PP | |
| offsetting VBG B-VP | |
| cost NN B-NP | |
| increases NNS I-NP | |
| in IN B-PP | |
| other JJ B-NP | |
| segments NNS I-NP | |
| of IN B-PP | |
| the DT B-NP | |
| economy NN I-NP | |
| . . O | |
| '' '' O | |
| Robert NNP B-NP | |
| Delaney NNP I-NP | |
| , , O | |
| a DT B-NP | |
| consultant NN I-NP | |
| at IN B-PP | |
| Arthur NNP B-NP | |
| D. NNP I-NP | |
| Little NNP I-NP | |
| Inc. NNP I-NP | |
| , , O | |
| Cambridge NNP B-NP | |
| , , O | |
| Mass. NNP B-NP | |
| , , O | |
| said VBD B-VP | |
| `` `` O | |
| We PRP B-NP | |
| 've VBP B-VP | |
| gotten VBN I-VP | |
| all PDT B-NP | |
| the DT I-NP | |
| benefits NNS I-NP | |
| of IN B-PP | |
| deregulation NN B-NP | |
| in IN B-PP | |
| freight-cost JJ B-NP | |
| reductions NNS I-NP | |
| . . O | |
| Now RB B-ADVP | |
| we PRP B-NP | |
| are VBP B-VP | |
| starting VBG I-VP | |
| to TO I-VP | |
| see VB I-VP | |
| real JJ B-NP | |
| freight-rate JJ I-NP | |
| increases NNS I-NP | |
| as IN B-SBAR | |
| carriers NNS B-NP | |
| replace VBP B-VP | |
| equipment NN B-NP | |
| , , O | |
| pay VB B-VP | |
| higher JJR B-NP | |
| fuel NN I-NP | |
| costs NNS I-NP | |
| and CC O | |
| pay VB B-VP | |
| more JJR B-NP | |
| for IN B-PP | |
| labor NN B-NP | |
| . . O | |
| You PRP B-NP | |
| 'll MD B-VP | |
| see VB I-VP | |
| carriers NNS B-NP | |
| try VB B-VP | |
| to TO I-VP | |
| recoup VB I-VP | |
| some DT B-NP | |
| of IN B-PP | |
| the DT B-NP | |
| price NN I-NP | |
| cutting VBG I-NP | |
| that WDT B-NP | |
| occurred VBD B-VP | |
| previously RB B-ADVP | |
| . . O | |
| '' '' O | |
| Not RB B-NP | |
| everyone NN I-NP | |
| believes VBZ B-VP | |
| that IN B-SBAR | |
| the DT B-NP | |
| good JJ I-NP | |
| times NNS I-NP | |
| are VBP B-VP | |
| over IN B-ADJP | |
| for IN B-PP | |
| shippers NNS B-NP | |
| . . O | |
| `` `` O | |
| There EX B-NP | |
| 's VBZ B-VP | |
| still RB B-ADVP | |
| a DT B-NP | |
| lot NN I-NP | |
| of IN B-PP | |
| pressure NN B-NP | |
| on IN B-PP | |
| rates NNS B-NP | |
| in IN B-PP | |
| both DT B-NP | |
| rail NN I-NP | |
| and CC I-NP | |
| truck NN I-NP | |
| , , O | |
| '' '' O | |
| said VBD B-VP | |
| Gerard NNP B-NP | |
| McCullough NNP I-NP | |
| , , O | |
| lecturer NN B-NP | |
| in IN B-PP | |
| transportation NN B-NP | |
| at IN B-PP | |
| Massachusetts NNP B-NP | |
| Institute NNP I-NP | |
| of IN B-PP | |
| Technology NNP B-NP | |
| . . O | |
| Less-than-truckload JJ B-NP | |
| companies NNS I-NP | |
| , , O | |
| which WDT B-NP | |
| carry VBP B-VP | |
| the DT B-NP | |
| freight NN I-NP | |
| of IN B-PP | |
| several JJ B-NP | |
| shippers NNS I-NP | |
| in IN B-PP | |
| each DT B-NP | |
| truck NN I-NP | |
| trailer NN I-NP | |
| , , O | |
| discounted VBD B-VP | |
| away RB B-ADVP | |
| a DT B-NP | |
| 4.7 CD I-NP | |
| % NN I-NP | |
| rate NN I-NP | |
| increase NN I-NP | |
| implemented VBD B-VP | |
| last JJ B-NP | |
| April NNP I-NP | |
| . . O | |
| The DT B-NP | |
| carriers NNS I-NP | |
| were VBD B-VP | |
| competing VBG I-VP | |
| fiercely RB B-ADVP | |
| for IN B-PP | |
| market NN B-NP | |
| share NN I-NP | |
| . . O | |
| Railroad-rate JJ B-NP | |
| increases NNS I-NP | |
| are VBP B-VP | |
| likely JJ B-ADJP | |
| to TO B-VP | |
| be VB I-VP | |
| restrained VBN I-VP | |
| by IN B-PP | |
| weakening VBG B-NP | |
| rail-traffic JJ I-NP | |
| levels NNS I-NP | |
| and CC O | |
| keen JJ B-NP | |
| competition NN I-NP | |
| for IN B-PP | |
| freight NN B-NP | |
| from IN B-PP | |
| trucks NNS B-NP | |
| . . O | |
| An DT B-NP | |
| official NN I-NP | |
| at IN B-PP | |
| Consolidated NNP B-NP | |
| Freightways NNP I-NP | |
| Inc. NNP I-NP | |
| , , O | |
| a DT B-NP | |
| Menlo NNP I-NP | |
| Park NNP I-NP | |
| , , I-NP | |
| Calif. NNP I-NP | |
| , , I-NP | |
| less-than-truckload JJ I-NP | |
| carrier NN I-NP | |
| , , O | |
| said VBD B-VP | |
| rate NN B-NP | |
| discounting NN I-NP | |
| in IN B-PP | |
| that DT B-NP | |
| industry NN I-NP | |
| has VBZ B-VP | |
| begun VBN I-VP | |
| to TO I-VP | |
| `` `` O | |
| stabilize VB B-VP | |
| . . O | |
| '' '' O | |
| Consolidated NNP B-NP | |
| Freightways NNP I-NP | |
| plans VBZ B-VP | |
| to TO I-VP | |
| raise VB I-VP | |
| its PRP$ B-NP | |
| rates NNS I-NP | |
| 5.3 CD B-NP | |
| % NN I-NP | |
| late JJ B-NP | |
| this DT I-NP | |
| year NN I-NP | |
| or CC O | |
| early JJ B-NP | |
| next JJ I-NP | |
| year NN I-NP | |
| , , O | |
| and CC O | |
| at IN B-NP | |
| least JJS I-NP | |
| two CD I-NP | |
| competitors NNS I-NP | |
| have VBP B-VP | |
| announced VBN I-VP | |
| similar JJ B-NP | |
| increases NNS I-NP | |
| . . O | |