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Everyone praises open carriers for price, but my quote gap flipped in 6 months
Every comparison thread says enclosed shipping costs 40 to 60 percent more than open, and I believed that until I re-shopped the same Dallas to Spokane route I ran back in March. Six months ago the open quotes came in around $1,150 and enclosed sat near $1,900. When I reran it last week the cheapest open was $1,640 while two enclosed carriers quoted $1,780 because so many open trucks are booked out with dealer moves. The gap basically closed, which tells me open is not the automatic money saver people keep repeating. Has anyone else watched open rates creep up this fall, or did I just hit a weird lane?
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