Almanac · 17 · Buying freight · definition
Volume procurement
Shipper-centric buying power — not a bigger discount off their book.
Volume only helps if the rate basis was written for you.
Pooling spend on a carrier-shaped tariff just buys a haircut on a book they still own.
See also: Tariff optimization · Rate access
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The Almanac · Rob Balawender, editor