EXAMINING TRUE COSTS.

Explains that freight buyers and shippers need to do a deep-dive on their carriers and find out how well their chosen providers are managing their own internal costs and how much of a priority service levels are. Factors contributing to the increase in truckload and less-than-truckload shipping rates in the trucking industry; Examples of the internal costs of shippers; Significance of educating shippers and freight buyers about the carriers' cost structures and concerns to their business relationship. INSETS: LTL pricing outlook;Investing in the future.