{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Freight rates at Mother Nature\u2019s mercy","description":"LLN (8\/25\/21) \u2013 The markets are often at the mercy of Mother Nature, and this past week was no different. Severe weather out east and extreme heat out west are having an effect on freight rates. We\u2019ll review what\u2019s happened and what\u2019s expected to happen in the markets. Also, who should pay the cost for a load that\u2019s damaged? Federal law contains some instructions on the topic, but in reality, it\u2019s the contracts between brokers and carriers that ends up deciding the question. And the U.S. House is finally moving ahead on both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the annual federal budget. However, that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s all a done deal. 0:00 \u2013 Newscast. 10:14 \u2013 Damaged freight, contracts and brokers. 25:03 \u2013 Mother Nature and the markets. 39:58 \u2013 Infrastructure, budget move ahead. ","author_name":"Land Line Now","author_url":"https:\/\/landlinenow.libsyn.com","html":"