2015 Will Be A Tough Environment For Shippers

  • It’s A Carrier’s Marketplace 
  • The Freight-rate Climate Is The Best It’s Been In About 20 Years 
  • Shippers Should Expect Rate Increases Up To 10% 
  • Carriers Purging The Poorest Paying Routes In Favor Of More Lucrative Business 
  • Higher Than 10% Rate Increases 
  • Driver Shortage & Government Regulations Are #1 Concerns For Carriers 
  • The Situation Is Likely To Deteriorate Further 
  • More Government Safety Regulations Working Through The Federal Regulatory Pipeline
  • LTL In The Middle Of The Best Market Conditions Since 2005 
  • 2013 Weighted Avg. OR Of Public LTL Carriers was 92.9 – The Best LTL OR Since 2007
  • Carrier, 3PL & Shipper COLLABORATION IS A MUST To Drive Efficiencies
  • 3PLs Will Become An Extension Of The Ltl Carrier’s Sales Channels 
  • Carriers Will Not Tolerate Bad 3PL Relationships 
  • 3PLs Must Bring Good, Profitable Business To Carriers To Be Partners 
  • The Best 3PLs Will Get The Best Pricing 
  • Barriers To Entry Tough for New 3PLs – Difficulty Getting Pricing From The Carriers
  • Multiple Rate Adjustments Yearly

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