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Your Carrier Said No: The Real Cost of Tender Rejections
When your first carrier rejects a load, the cost goes beyond finding another truck. The freight moves down the routing guide at a higher rate, the pickup window gets tighter, and OTIF risk starts to build before the load ever reaches the dock.
This episode looks at why first-tender acceptance is falling as spare truck capacity disappears, and what that means for transportation teams. A load accepted on the second tender can already cost more than the contracted rate, while repeated re-tendering adds both cost and time. At the same time, volatile shipment patterns, short lead times, dock…
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