Chris Caplice, executive director, MIT Center for Transportation & LogisticsFrom Chris Caplice, executive director, MIT Center for Transportation & LogisticsAll LogisticsBack to the Future for Shipper-Carrier RelationsExpect shipper-carrier relations in 2009 to take a more shipper-centric shape with the shippers dictating the terms. While this is probably not the best long-term strategy, short-term cost pressures will drive many shippers to behave as if this is 1999 and not 2009.February 24, 2009Page 1 of 1