U.S. Domestic Shipper Decision-Making: Pricing, Contracts & Routing
Course Lessons: 3
Minutes of Learning: 60
Cost: 85
- Understand how shippers evaluate carriers, modes, and routing strategies
- Explain how pricing mechanisms work and how shippers manage market risk
- Interpret key contractual elements and their operational implications
- Apply strategic thinking to transportation management within broader supply chain goals
Course Overview
This course provides logistics professionals with a practical, data-driven framework for how U.S. shippers make key transportation decisions. Participants will explore how companies balance cost, service, reliability, and risk while selecting carriers, choosing modes, negotiating rates, and managing transportation contracts. Learners will gain insight into pricing dynamics, contract structures, routing optimization, and the use of Transportation Management Systems (TMS). By the end, participants will understand how strategic transportation decision-making drives cost control, service performance, and long-term supply chain success.