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The Hidden Costs of Not-So-Friendly Ghost Lanes
(2022-07-04)Firms’ (shippers’) procurement of truckload (TL) transportation services is a costly, time-intensive process. The result of these months-long procurement events is typically thousands of contracts between the shipper and ... -
Expanding the Freight Contract Portfolio: Index-Based Freight Contract Design Under Uncertainty
(2022-03-23)Long-term, fixed-price contracts in the truckload transportation sector have been the prevailing relationship form between firms and their for-hire transportation service providers. While advantageous for planning and ... -
The End of “Set It and Forget It” Pricing? Opportunities for Market-Based Freight Contracts
(2022-03-22)In the for-hire truckload market, firms often experience unexpected transportation cost increases due to contracted transportation service provider (carrier) load rejections. The dominant procurement strategy results in ...
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