Many shippers have moved to a reverse auction system of awarding their available freight. For those that don’t know this is basically an E-Bay system that goes to the lowest bidder instead of the highest. While this can reduce shipping costs, is it really a good system to get freight moved?
The answer is no….while this does reduce shipping costs it also seriously effects service. Shippers continually want the lowest price but are then upset …
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Oct 17
2011
Are Reverse Auctions the Best Way to Move Freight?
Posted in: Transportation Best Practices
