Schneider Quoting Rates at $0.69 per mile.

[springrivergroup]

One example of a over the horizon approach has been FedEx. FedEx has changed their direction, moving out of this world of expediting and focusing on freight end of it. This was because they "see that the two markets are almost the same with little difference between them and there is more competition in the expediting field then there is in freight", which means they shifted their sales a few years ago out of CC, they took the approach of the all inclusive one stop shop to capture the customer and they have simply refocus their energies on maintaining the customer base, their overall market share over rates all to hedge against harder times. The losers with FedEx are the contractors who will be handed lower rates and less incentives to do a good job.

The ads on hold at CC told the story with everyone being told about the "on time service" from freight, now the contractors are supposed to provide CC type service (exclusive use, expedited, special handeling, etc....) for freight rates.

LTL rates get LTL service

there are three options

fast
right
cheep

PICK TWO! cause the one you dont pick you wont get!

 

[fastrod]

there are three options

fast
right
cheep

PICK TWO! cause the one you dont pick you wont get!

In reality the customer will get all three options because the carrier will make sure of it. If a contractor does not deliver all three they will be replaced by some one who does and rightly so.

 

[springrivergroup]

The point is you cant have all three, right and fast cost money to produce. If carriers dont understand that they wont have to replace their contractors, the contractors will leave either broke or looking for a carrier that understands the laws of econimics. You always get what you pay for its just sometimes you dont understand the disadvantages of the deal. If you always want it cheep you end up giving up either fast or right.