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Watch: Trends in Truckload Market Rates w/ Dr. Chris Caplice: Contract or Spot? – Conversations at CSCMP Edge 2023

Watch this discussion about the changing truckload procurement landscape with Dr. Chris Caplice to gain insights into navigating dynamic cycles by rethinking lanes and capacity.

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March 4, 2024
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This discussion with Dr. Chris Caplice at CSCMP Edge 2023 delves into the ways the COVID-19 pandemic influenced shippers’ choices between contract and spot rates in the truckload market and explores the present trends shifting the procurement landscape. Learn how you can navigate the dynamic truckload cycles by thinking about your lanes and capacity differently. Dr. Caplice is chief scientist at DAT and senior research scientist at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics.

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