Small Brokerages Should Be Nervous Now
Small brokerages should be nervous right now. Ryder VP Kendra Phillips breaks down how post-Montgomery liability, carrier vetting and safety standards are changing freight brokerage and managed transportation. In this FreightWaves Today interview, Phillips explains why shippers are asking tougher questions, why some carriers are being removed from networks, and why paying more for safer […] The…
Small and mid-sized freight brokerages are facing increased pressure as recent high-profile liability cases and heightened carrier safety scrutiny force shippers to reevaluate their logistics partnerships, according to Ryder executive Kendra Phillips. In an interview, Phillips explained how the post-Montgomery world is pushing shippers toward larger, well-capitalized providers with strong safety cultures.
Ryder, which has operated for over 90 years, maintains stricter carrier vetting standards than many competitors, and proactively removes carriers that no longer meet qualification criteria even if it costs shippers more money. The executive noted that shippers have not objected to these conversations. Ryder's AI network identifies same-day operational and financial opportunities for managed transportation customers, with plans to expand the technology across the business.
The company also recently hired a former Convoy executive, and sees autonomous trucking as a future development that will depend on consumer comfort built through consumer-facing deployments.
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