It is kind of related to expedite....show them shippers they need to raise the rates..
Many members have been stuck with the same rate for at least the last 5 yrs...
especially you flat rate bunch
Trucking Executives Warn Shippers on Costs | Journal of Commerce
"We gave our first pay raise in four years Jan. 1, a 2.5 percent pay increase," Estes said. "We're still behind the loop. We'll have to look pretty aggressively at it this year."
Overall, Estes expects a 4 to 4.5 percent increase in total costs in 2012. Truckload carrier executives who spoke on a NITL panel saw driver costs as the main problem.
"There's no question the largest issue we have is the driver capacity issue," said Scott Dobak, president of Roadrunner Transportation System, an LTL and truckload carrier.
Roadrunner contracts with independent drivers in both its LTL and truckload operations, and finding an adequate supply of owner-operators and small carriers is a challenge.
Independents and smaller carriers are having a harder time handling rising fuel and equipment costs than larger carriers, Dobak said, putting significant capacity at risk.
"The small mom and pop operations are under great pressure right now," he said. "You don't hear about major companies going under, but it's different with smaller players."
Many members have been stuck with the same rate for at least the last 5 yrs...
especially you flat rate bunch
Trucking Executives Warn Shippers on Costs | Journal of Commerce
"We gave our first pay raise in four years Jan. 1, a 2.5 percent pay increase," Estes said. "We're still behind the loop. We'll have to look pretty aggressively at it this year."
Overall, Estes expects a 4 to 4.5 percent increase in total costs in 2012. Truckload carrier executives who spoke on a NITL panel saw driver costs as the main problem.
"There's no question the largest issue we have is the driver capacity issue," said Scott Dobak, president of Roadrunner Transportation System, an LTL and truckload carrier.
Roadrunner contracts with independent drivers in both its LTL and truckload operations, and finding an adequate supply of owner-operators and small carriers is a challenge.
Independents and smaller carriers are having a harder time handling rising fuel and equipment costs than larger carriers, Dobak said, putting significant capacity at risk.
"The small mom and pop operations are under great pressure right now," he said. "You don't hear about major companies going under, but it's different with smaller players."
