With tariffs continuing to cause havoc along trucking supply chains, shippers and carriers are adjusting their strategies to save costs from current and potential future duties.
Carriers such as Paccar, Schneider National and J.B. Hunt in recent earnings calls noted changes in shipper behavior in response to tariff uncertainty.
“As part of this scenario planning process, some customers are considering ways to alter supply chain freight flows and/or their country of origin sourcing, but these changes will be part of a much longer decision process,” Spencer Frazier, EVP of sales and marketing at J.B. Hunt, said on a Q1 earnings call on April 15.
