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The clear difference between contract and spot rates.

Increased rates and signs of capacity slowly leaving the market continues the power shift towards carriers.

The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index moves towards the carriers for the first time since early September.

No good news for carriers besides a slight surge in volumes leading into the late Thanksgiving holiday.

This Week’s DHL Supply Chain/FreightWaves Pricing Power Index: 25 (Shippers) Last Week’s DHL Supply Chain/FreightWaves Pricing Power Index: 25 (Shippers) Three-Month DHL Supply Chain/FreightWaves Pricing Power Index Outlook: 45 (Shippers) The trucking industry operates in a market based on real-time demand and supply. When demand is higher than capacity, carriers gain negotiating power for rates. […]

Weak tender load volumes and rejections this week push the index toward shippers.

The weekly FreightWaves Pricing Power Index jumps 10 points in favor of carriers.

Brokers’ gross margins will compress unless they get shippers on board.

The boundary between spot and contract pricing is always shifting, especially when freight markets are volatile.