Building geographic scale and expanding a book of business is not the main driver, Muessig says. Instead, it’s access to scarce assets.
Muessig cree que el acceso a terrenos, equipos y conductores impulsará la mayoría de las operaciones
AskWaves: The behemoths ordinarily shouldn’t be concerned about a national delivery network forged out of the OnTrac-LaserShip merger. But these are not ordinary times.
The company faces an optics challenge as many question the motive behind rate increases.
Double-digit surcharge hikes might be minimized or avoided if customers can adjust their shipping timetables.
Truckload carriers’ “spillover” freight ties up LTL capacity during unprecedented times, Old Dominion executives said.
The key profitability metric comes in 550 basis points below the company’s 2020 results.
Knight-Swift’s acquisition highlights the LTL industry’s sweet spot in the e-commerce supply chain, says a noted consultant.
As workers decide their fate, management works to wean itself off high-volume business.
