Logistics Management - January 01, 2004
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Outlook 2004: Rate hikes ahead
Carriers in all modes stand ready to hike rates. Unfortunately for logistics managers, they appear to have the ammunition they need to shoot down any attempts to cut a better deal. Motor carriers, for example, will justify their demands for higher rates by pointing to the federal government's new hours-of-service regulations for drivers, which are expected to significantly raise carriers' costs.
Carriers in all modes stand ready to hike rates. Unfortunately for logistics managers, they appear to have the ammunition they need to shoot down any attempts to cut a better deal. Motor carriers, for example, will justify their demands for higher rates by pointing to the federal government's new hours-of-service regulations for drivers, which are expected to significantly raise carriers' costs.
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