Tucker Blog
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Holiday Freight Madness Shows Delicate State of Nation’s Trucking Capacity

Flooding in Texas, fog and snow out West, left shippers, brokers and carriers scrambling to cover, recover and recover again, loads left behind because trucks hadn’t been able to unload. Weather in one part of the country quickly cascades into capacity changes in other parts of the country. The smart play is to understand your volumes, understand your capacity, collaborate regularly with your service providers, and make your freight as attractive as possible. See “Shipper of Preference” article for more on this.
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Capacity,
capacity shortage,
holiday freight