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Mike Erickson

LTL Freight Trends  – A Conversation with Mike Erickson of AFMS
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LTL Freight Trends – A Conversation with Mike Erickson of AFMS

 At the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit last week in Chicago we spoke with Mike Erickson of AFMS Global Carrier Pricing Experts about LTL freight rates, and what shippers should be doing to ensure they are not paying last year’s prices. — Mike Erickson CEO AFMS Logistics Management Group Mike Erickson Founded AFMS LLC in 1992 and serves as its President. Mr. Erickson started his transportation career at Airborne Express where he was one of the top district sales managers. Mr. Erickson oversees the contract negotiation process for many of his firm’s larger clients, saving them millions in…

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Negotiating Transportation Contracts: What has Changed, and What Should We Do About It?
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Negotiating Transportation Contracts: What has Changed, and What Should We Do About It?

AFMS specializes in benchmarking, negotiating and auditing small package, air freight, ocean carrier, and LTL contracts. We offer a “no cost” evaluation of your carrier contracts to identify savings opportunities. Our clients include shippers like GE, Honda, Sony, Disney, Johnson and Johnson, Toyota, Nestle, Hershey, and others. Our price benchmarking services and staff are very detailed and accurate. We can point out savings opportunities that even the most sophisticated logistics professionals often overlook. Our employees consist of former carrier executives, each coming to AFMS with 10-30 years’ experience working for major carriers such as UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS, TNT Global,…

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