Signals & Switches

100,000 Jobs. Zero Algorithms.

Freight isn’t Silicon Valley. The reasons for these cuts are older than any algorithm.

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Signals & Switches
Feb 09, 2026
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(This article was written with the help of AI, but all editing, analysis, commentary, & opinion are mine.)

Two completely different stories are being told about work in America right now. They are being told simultaneously, often by the same companies, sometimes in the same press release. And almost nobody is pointing out that they contradict each other.

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