Since increases and adjustments can be the one-two punch of transportation costs and hurt your margins and profitability, you need to be prepared to address these issues. Dimensional Pricing One of the interesting realities of today's transportation marketplace is the emphasis that LTL carriers are putting on being able to charge for the space and weight of shipments that goes onto their trucks. And these carriers have a bunch of data that they are using to justify rate increases and after the fact freight adjustments.
We've been producing these Two Minute Warnings for several years. So one of the things that fascinates me is when I meet someone who tells me that they find the Two Minute Warnings valuable and then asks: "By the way, what does TranzAct do?"
In 2017, carriers are facing some challenges that could mean higher costs for them and higher rates for you. This week, we’re highlighting two of these challenges so that they’re not “gotcha” items when you’re at the negotiating table. We're also offering an opportunity to benchmark your rates.
With the start of the New Year, people are asking us: What will we see happen in the transportation industry this year, especially with rates, and how will it affect my freight costs?
