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?
Here are two resources for you as we speed towards the close of the year. The first resource is our On The Record interview with noted economist Gary Shilling. After some of our viewers listened to our interview with Randy Mullett about the implications of the Trump administration on transportation, they called us and said that while transportation policy is important, what they are really concerned about is the economy.
Let’s face it – everything is getting more complex! And at the same time many of us are expected to do more than ever. Or, as one of my friends told me, every day he is being asked to shove twenty pounds of activities into a ten pound bag. And when you're under so much pressure, things – important things – can fall through the cracks. That’s why it makes more sense than ever before to know when it is OK to ask for assistance, especially when it comes to managing millions of dollars in freight costs.
