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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
Buckle up — rates and volumes up 20% year-over-year and trending higher
This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 80 (Carriers) Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 75 (Carriers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing…
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
Welcome to the top; get comfortable
This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 80 (Carriers) Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 85 (Carriers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing…
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
Spot rates up 33% year-over-year and trending higher — is the peak near?
Accepted freight tenders are running up 18% year-over-year. Carriers are rejecting 1 in 4 contracted tenders and driving rates up. National spot rates above $2.75/mi.…
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
When will the contract market catch up with spot rates?
There is no change in the Pricing Power Index this week despite a continuation of the trends we’ve seen over the past few weeks: astounding…
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
Current environment points to higher rates forthcoming (with video)
The carriers continues their power grab this week. Shippers remain in control, but carriers are much better off than they were a few weeks ago.…
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
21.1 million continuing jobless claims, and transportation stocks rip higher
This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 25 (Shippers) Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 20 (Shippers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing…
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
Carriers in strongest power position of past 2 months
This week the carriers gain some pricing power on the back of surging volumes. Tender rejections are beginning to show signs of life and spot…
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
Volumes and rejections up off the bottom just enough to move the needle in carriers’ favor
The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power index moved up for the first time since the volume surge in March. The index now sits at 15,…
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
Freight volumes have not found the bottom yet (with video)
Pricing power shifts towards the shippers in a major way this week. Contract freight volumes are now at Labor Day 2019 levels and are poised…
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DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index
Freight volumes officially below pre-crisis levels, no floor in sight (with video)
Carriers give back pricing power as volumes and rejections rates plummet. Spot rates are negative week-over-week for 95% of lanes from Truckstop.com.
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