Interesting topic, @Rayan Speid the challenge is the SSls are using Force Majeure, with their contract they can increase fuel and GRIs due to the war. There is a documentary starting with Tom Hanks on World War 2, the tag line is the wat that affected all people in every country. The current war is affecting every country as they all still use oil. There is not one country that is not affected. Having had to pay an increase on drayage over seas, fuel is $10.50 per gallon USD. Setam ship charging $350-$550 EFS (emergency fuel) GRIs General rate increases are $200-$1000 these are all per container. The last portion, 4PLs & large 3PLs with customer fuel programs are accruing fuel. Generally they follow DOE or FCA based on the previous months average. Example, average for Feb was $3.59 per gallon DOE, March war occurs, fuel goes up by 30%. The 3PL/4PL has to pay the higher fuel which will not catch up until April based on March average. This will continue until the war is over and fuel returns to normal levels. If you do not have a serious war chest to accrue, you cannot manage this type of program. SME brokers and 3PLs did need to adjust fuel in March and April. I hope the US minister of Energy is wrong, he did predict the end of 2026 to 2027 before we will see fuel stabilize, that was also predicated with the war ending soon.

@Micah Simpson will share that @Dennis Brown is correct, there are many brokers who will invest. Would suggest investing in your skills to be successful. Will share, Dennis Brown is not only a member, he has one of the best training programs available. To clarify, Dennis does not ask me to promote him, do not receive any renumeration. Hell @Dennis Brown did not even give me my point on LI answer. LOL Good luck with your new carrier

@Dennis Brown my pleasure, have followed your information and company and know you are excellent. You did one post, if we got the answer you would award an extra point. Guess at this stage it was the wrong answer. LOL Keep helping the sales people in our great industry to be successful.

@Steven Tittle that is a real challenge. Had a shipper reach out 2 weeks ago. Stated his carrier is NO longer honoring their rates. Further discussion reveled it is the fuel. I did ask how the service has been? How long have you worked with them? they have been together 4 years, on-time is 98.6%. My comment, would it not be better to pay them the fuel? You and your boss drive pick-up trucks, your cost at the pump is $2.34 per liter, or $8.55 CP gallon. Liter you multiply by 4.2 to get price per gallon, they are CDN, converted is $6.24 USD per gallon.

@Rayan Speid I use the same saying, I do add, the light at the end of the tunnel and it is not a train.

@Steven Tittle @Ingrid Brown scratching the surface, if time permits I will share a more detailed article on dispatch services. One aspect is the carriers who enter into an agreement with an overseas dispatch service. These carriers are fully aware of what the overseas office is doing., They agree to share profits. The challenge is the lack of a contract, when a challenge takes place, overseas will walk away. The accident, cargo claim will come back to the original MC#, carrier now has a claim or worse, many cases the dispatch service did not even pay them. One way to identify this for carrier and brokers, if the MC$ being used the carrier that is issued the MC# has never serviced CA, TX, FL for example, they are posting in that market, when you call it will be an overseas dispatch service. They are so aggressive have had ALS Shipping contact me 5 times, have informed them I am reporting them and MC# to FMCSA. They called back to inform me they will have a new MC# in less than 48 hours. They are aggressive as FMCSA and FEDS haver done nothing to even slow them down

Believe Dale Prax has a great handle on the overseas. Follow Dale Prax On the heels of the release of the recent Freight Integrity LLC investigation into #ForeignDispatch services and operational control being handled overseas, something just as important came into focus. The buying, selling, leasing and renting of MC numbers. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration didn’t issue their March 19 bulletin by accident. This is a massive problem. The Agency was clear—DO NOT sell, purchase, or lease a USDOT or MC number. https://lnkd.in/eZmr_93r. Our next investigation goes straight into this. A company tied to the buying and selling of MC numbers, and a network of 118 affiliated entities connected through ownership, shared data, and operational patterns that don’t line up with independent businesses. The affiliation of these entities was not disclosed to FMCSA as required by Public Law 112–1 41 paragraph 32103(D)(i) Map 21 made this a law for a very good reason Some of those entities have been involved in serious crashes, including fatalities. Individually, they look clean. Together, they tell a different story. This is exactly why FMCSA had to draw a line with that bulletin.

Do have several reports from overseas they are limiting fuel. We have aircraft grounded restricting air shipping. The challenge with announcement last night, 3 more weeks or uncertainty as to when the war will stop barrel price went up again. $7 per gallon, Germany is over $9 heading over $10 per gallon