Welcome to Logistics Management
WEBIn this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Matt Muenster, Chief Economist for Green Bay, Wisc.-based Breakthrough, an innovator in transportation management, dedicated to creating transparent and fair strategies for the world’s leading shippers.
Global Logistics: Challenges in our changing world
WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic set in and made a massive impact on global trade and amplified existing logistics challenges around the world; lockdowns triggered rapid growth in e-commerce, putting additional strain on already strained freight networks; and a last-minute Brexit deal was finally reached following a few chaotic weeks at the UK border.
Top 30 Ocean Carriers: Riding high on wave of profits
WEBThis is a time of highly disrupted supply chains compounded by cascading issues. Yet ocean carriers are riding a high wave of unprecedented record profits. Maersk, now the world’s second largest shipping company, reported second quarter 2022 revenues of $21.7 billion, marking a 52% increase compared to the same period of 2021.
Top 50 Trucking Carriers 2022: Pedal to the metal
WEBApr 1, 2022 · ABF Freight System, the nation’s 7th-largest LTL carrier, achieved an 89.9 operating ratio for last year. As a result of the Teamsters’ profit-sharing plan with ABF, that kicked in a 3% bonus for all covered ABF employees on top of their yearly earnings, estimated to be at least $70,000.
Top 25 Freight Forwarders: Top forwarders continue to sail …
WEBAs if 2021 wasn’t bad enough, 2022 is presenting additional layers of disruption to global freight markets with further COVID-related lockdowns, especially in China; Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; exceptionally strong increases in energy prices; heightened competition for talent; and inflation and recession worries that are hitting multiple geographies and supply chains at different ...
Top 50 US and Global Third Party Logistics 2020
WEBJun 2, 2020 · While compiling its annual list of Top 50 third-party logistics (3PL) players, Armstrong & Associates (A&A) always seeks to find a few leading trends that indicate where the market is heading on both the provider and shipper sides around the world. After working on the lists and the supporting report, Evan Armstrong, president of the consultancy, suggests to shippers that quick, tactical ...
Dynamic Freight Pricing - Logistics Management
WEBApr 12, 2021 · By using machine learning, automation, and an open, fully connected freight marketplace, Convoy enables pricing that’s transparent and competitive while providing reliable, flexible capacity. Download the white paper to learn how their dynamic pricing saves time, reduces costs, and provides peace of mind across primary, backup, and spot ...
Top 50 Third Party Logistics (3PL) Providers 2022: 3PLs face big ...
WEBJust when the world’s third-party logistics (3PL) providers thought they had seen the worst of the supply chain chaos, Russia invaded Ukraine and China implemented lockdown measures in Shanghai. “The year 2021 was an interesting for both ocean and air,” reflects Tim Scharwath, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding.. “But within the first two-and-half months of 2022, things became worse.
2022 Supply Chain Disruptions Study - Logistics Management
WEBDec 8, 2022 · Source: Peerless Research Group (PRG) According to the 2022 Supply Chain Disruptions Study, 40.5% of companies have used a global 3PL in the past, while 37.1% have yet to enlist the help of a global 3PL. Over the last 2.5 years, more than 40% of respondents have increased their usage of and reliance on …
Top 50 Third Party Logistics (3PLs) Providers 2024: Not out of the ...
WEBJun 1, 2024 · In fact, Amazon now leads the pack by a wide margin. A&A list ranks Amazon as the highest earning 3PL, with 2023 global gross revenues at over $140.053 billion, an enormous amount over No. 2 ranked DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding, which came in with $33.869 billion ($45.6. billion in 2022).