If Part 1 of this series was about the mindset shift—getting off the hamster wheel of the spot market—then Part 2 is all about the muscle: the actual steps to build, pitch, and maintain shipper relationships that bring consistency to your business.
This is where the rubber meets the road.
In the Playbook Masterclass, we don’t just tell you that you need direct freight—we show you how to go get it. And we keep it real about what’s working and what’s just noise. Because while most carriers are...
Let’s be honest.
If you’re still relying solely on the spot market to run your business in 2025, you’re not building a business—you’re gambling with your livelihood.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:
The spot market load board is not a business model. It’s a temporary solution.
In a recent Playbook Masterclass, we didn’t just talk about ditching the load board—we walked through how to break up with it the right way. Because for small carriers and owner-operators, securing direct freight...
In truck freight, most shipping agreements involve contracts that span anywhere from 12 to 24 months, securing consistent cargo movement at predetermined rates. However, not all freight operates on such fixed schedules. Spot freight provides an alternative for shippers who need to move a single shipment without committing to a lengthy contract. It’s like the one-night stand of cargo: it’s very transactional. You need what you need where you need it, and you may never see it again.You may even...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/understanding-spot-freight
Managed transportation provider Uber Freight announced Tuesday at its annual Deliver conference in Frisco, Texas, a number of new features available to customers and said the company’s freight under management has grown to $20 billion.
“The beauty of our network is that as we grow, the more we can drive our algorithms and planning optimization, bringing more savings back to our customers,” said Lior Ron, founder and CEO of Uber Freight. The company has saved over $1.5 billion in transportation...
ARLINGTON, Texas — Managed transportation and freight technology provider Uber Freight on Wednesday launched a spot market solution under its premier offering Uber Freight Exchange.
Uber Freight Exchange was initially released in September as a contract procurement platform enabling shippers to run bids with both their own and Uber Freight’s carrier network. At the time, the product brought Uber Freight’s technology to the contract market while providing messaging tools, bid functions and...
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Fear and loathing on the operations floorFalling spot rates,...
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Logistics companies are responding to continued weakness in airfreight demand by shifting away from...
The Platts blue ammonia premium inched slightly up from all-time lows on Oct. 5, reaching the second-lowest price on record for the assessment, amid a downtrend in the cost of production for US ammonia despite bullish US Gulf Coast ammonia prices, reports SP Global.
Premium for blue ammoniaThe blue ammonia premium considers the difference in costs of production pathways between ammonia with and without...
https://mfame.guru/blue-ammonia-premium-hits-record-lows-amid-high-usgc-spot-prices/
The highlights from Tuesday’s SONAR reports are below. For more information on SONAR — the fastest freight-forecasting platform in the industry — or to request a demo, click here. Also, be sure to check out the latest SONAR update, TRAC — the freshest spot rate data in the industry.
Market watchEl Paso, Texas
Rejection rates out of El Paso are swinging upward after an increase in outbound volume last week.
The Outbound Tender Volume Index in El Paso made a full recovery last week after Labor Day,...
While spot and contract rates offer shippers different value, more shippers are leaning toward contract rates in today’s market. As the spot market cools, Avery Vise, vice president of trucking at FTR, believes that freight demand is still stable and the need for trucking services remains solid.
“We saw the spot market reach unprecedented levels at the end of last year, and they spent the first four months of the year steadily coming back down. Rates and volumes are still above the five-year...