FreightWaves NOW Fear and loathing on the operations floor
Thomas Wasson - Enterprise Trucking Expert - FreightWaves
-lower freight volumes = more gaps and spot loads
- more spot loads = lower volumes and pricing pressure
- pricing teams now are looking for more customers at lower contract rates
- those contract customers are also shopping around, putting overflow on spot
- carrier is hit with double wammy of lower contract volumes and bidding on same loads via spot
- cycle continues until spot rates stabilize or owner ops outta market
- circle of life
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