Impact of Recent Fuel Price Hikes

With fuel prices steadily increasing over the past few months, I’m curious how other freight coordinators are adapting their strategies. I’ve noticed that some routes are becoming less viable due to increased costs, particularly in the Midwest. Are any of you looking at alternative modes of transport or optimizing load planning to mitigate these changes? Would love to hear your thoughts on this?

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Totally feeling the pinch with those Midwest routes — we’ve started using more intermodal transport to save costs. Have you tried optimizing your load planning yet?

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