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2023 Rate Outlook Webinar: Will shippers catch a break?

In this annual webcast, group editorial director Michael Levans hosts our panel of logistics and freight transportation analysts who share their insights on rate patterns in all the major transport modes in an effort to help shippers prepare their freight transportation budget for the coming year.


2023 Rate Outlook Webinar: Will shippers catch a break?

Developing a point of view on what will happen with freight rates in 2023 is a bit like picking who will win the World Cup: There are the odds-on favorites and then there are the unexpected dark horses.

In the spirit of what goes up, must come down, we’re seeing major adjustments in pricing and capacity as the players on the field—carriers, shippers, beneficial cargo owners (BCOs), and third parties—struggle placing their bets.

In this annual webinar, group editorial director Michael Levans hosts our panel of logistics and freight transportation analysts who share their insights on rate patterns in all the major transport modes in an effort to help shippers prepare their freight transportation budget for the coming year.

This year, our panel reveals some common themes, largely around the notion that rates are not likely to increase much—if at all—in some modes and will continue declining in others. Does this mean things are stabilizing? 

Shippers joining us on this annual webinar will gain a better understanding of:

  • The state of the U.S. freight economy.
  • Where oil and diesel prices are headed and why
  • Capacity and rate forecasts for
    • Trucking
    • Air cargo
    • Ocean cargo
    • Parcel express
    • Rail/intermodal+
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