America is facing a number of economic headwinds and tailwinds. Should America’s leadership come to a good understanding on tax increases and spending cuts, this will place the US – and probably Canada – on a more solid path to an economic recovery, even if 2013 is not expected to be a year of robust growth. This will help shippers and carriers in all sectors of the economy. Failure to reach agreement will put a damper on discretionary spending, consumer confidence and possibly shove North America and much of the world into recession.10 key trends in 2013