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Forecasts

Knowing How Freight Relates as a Precentage of Invoice

by George Muha on March 18, 2012

Some popular business sayings that are relevant today are “companies don’t know what they don’t know”, “knowledge is power” and “you cannot manage what you cannot measure”.  Despite the fact that many executives agree with these quotes and can even be heard saying them, most do not utilize this methodology where it counts the most…within [...]

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Fuel Price Graph: 2008-2012

by George Muha January 25, 2012

For those of you who tend to be concerned with fuel prices (in other words, all of us), I thought this was a good visual.  Fuel prices have not peaked to the levels of mid 2008 which is a good thing.  But diesel did rise 29% from 2010 to 2011.  However, the Department of Energy [...]

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What to do When a Freight Carrier Goes Out of Business

by George Muha January 24, 2012

I wanted to give a word of advice to shippers out there they may be using a freight carrier who is on shaky financial ground.  If you are shipping with a freight carrier (I don’t want to say any names) who happens to be having a fire sale of assets, is facing a dilution of [...]

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DOE: Diesel Should Hold in 2012

by George Muha January 23, 2012

Listen up you bean counters that are already fretting about going over 2012 budgets.  Over the last two years diesel fuel prices spiked nearly 29% ($2.99 average for 2010 vs. $3.84 average for 2011). However, according to the Department of Energy, diesel in 2012 is expected to average $3.85 per gallon, which is basically the [...]

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