{
  "id": 12912274,
  "title": "Factory backlogs build as freight and steel costs climb",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/factory-backlogs-build-as-freight-and-steel-costs-climb",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T16:30:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FreightWaves",
    "slug": "freightwaves",
    "url": "https://www.freightwaves.com/news/factory-backlogs-freight-steel-costs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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. The post Factory backlogs build as freight and steel costs climb appeared first on FreightWaves .",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}