July 29, 2009 1:00pm EDT

Event Date:Live - July 29, 2009 1 pm ET

Are you ready for an upturn?

There's no other way to put it: There's too much capacity and too little freight. And for shippers it's still a buyers' market-if they have something to move.

But how long will this unprecedented window of opportunity remain open?

It's a grim scenario of fundamental down-side economics for carriers, with ocean lines mothballing fleets and truckers looking out at parking lots full of units that haven't moved in months. There isn't much happening in the air either; and on the ground the parcel competition is becoming a gloves-off, battle royal for business among FedEx, UPS, and the now deregulated USPS.

At this stage, few observers anticipate much change in traffic-flow volume over the summer-which definitely bodes well for those shippers who have something to ship. However, while it's still a buyers' market, our analysts contend that this current window of opportunity may begin closing toward the end of 2009.

In our annual Mid-Year Logistics Rate Outlook webcast, a panel of the industry's top transportation analysts offers a snapshot of how the global economic downturn continues to affect transportation rates across all modes.

The panel will then share advice on how shippers can maintain an equitable relationship with their carrier base to ensure that service and capacity will be there when the inevitable upturn rolls in. 

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Sponsored by: Management Dynamics

Posted Jul 29, 2009