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efficient. Te really good carriers are going to respond to that.” To compete, carriers may have to offer a


broader set of solutions to their customers. “Because the way that retailers were shipping 10 years ago may not be the way that they are going to be shipping now or 5 years from now,” Williams says. Instead, he urges carriers to think beyond


the possibility of competition with Amazon. “I think the thing to be thinking about if I’m a transportation executive is the way the shopper is buying, giving them power will affect how things will ship in some way, shape or form. And carriers need to be able to create a broad enough portfolio of services or connect with the right companies that make them a part of that network.” Te bottom line is it’s “too early to tell,” Voss


says. “We’ll just have to see how it all pans out.” While it may be too early to forecast the


disruption of freight as we know it, Amazon certainly seems to be taking advantage of all the tools in its belt and even creating some new ones to answer customer demand for “faster, faster.”


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Trucking Association commented, “Te world’s supply chain has always been changing and evolving, the only difference today is that instead of taking years for new ideas to take hold, it is now a matter of months. Te trucking industry has responded when called upon in the past, but it is becoming increasingly more evident that carriers will need to be more than just “responders” to shipper’s needs. To be “winners” in our business, carriers can’t just sit around waiting to be the lowest rate. Tey will


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