Sharing The Pain - Truckers are taking better care of the customers to help control costs

摘要

Rising shipping costs - it's not a new story. Everyone has heard the facts - fuel costs have escalated at lightening speed, carriers are oversold, and transportation rates are increasing almost daily. But what's really happening out there? Are things really that bad? According the to American Trucking Associations (ATA), absolutely. Today, over two-thirds of goods in the U.S. are shipped on trucks, yet shippers today are facing higher costs than ever before. The constantly rising prices at the pump have brought fuel issues front and center, but shippers are also feeling the effects of increasing driver wages, greater insurance costs and huge increases in equipment expenses.