Tag: shippers

Shippers face tighter capacity as trucking rates hold near record highs

Truck capacity is shrinking just as shippers most need room to grow. ACT Research’s June For-Hire Trucking Index shows...

SONAR Sitrep: Freight market pushes shippers toward network flexibility

Transportation programs built around single-carrier lanes, fixed modes and rigid procurement cycles are facing their costliest stress test in...

Why the Shippers Who Move Now Will Have the Best Positions in Mexico by 2027

A pricing model failure masquerading as a capacity shortage The companies moving the most cross-border freight right now have one...

84% of APAC shippers experienced delays & strategy change

Around 84% of APAC shippers who took part in a recent survey said that they experienced shipment delays at...

Truckload shippers need to rethink what it means to be a ‘shipper of choice’

There’s still value to being a shipper of choice in the truckload sector, but the relationship needs to deliver...

Asia Pacific Shippers Expect Rising Cargo Demand and Ongoing Supply Chain Volatility, Dimerco Survey Finds

A survey of 180 Asia Pacific shippers conducted by freight forwarder Dimerco indicates that most respondents expect cargo demand...

Rhine low waters and rail disruptions leave bulk shippers running out of options

Faced with the prospect of considerably higher barge shipping costs due to sharply falling water levels on the Rhine,...

Asia shippers report continued volatility and predict demand growth in H2

Shippers based in the Asia Pacific region are expecting cargo demand to grow this year, but also expect supply...