2025 Rate Outlook: Navigating the unpredictable
The webinar provides insights from freight industry experts on the U.S. freight economy, rate and capacity forecasts across major transport modes, and strategies to help shippers budget effectively amidst ongoing market volatility.
Date/Time
Thursday, January 30, 2025 2:00PM
Moderator
Michael Levans, Group Editorial Director, Supply Chain Group, Peerless Media
Panelists
Trucking: John G. Larkin, CFA, Strategic Advisor at Clarendon Capital, Senior Partner at Venture 53
Ocean: Philip Damas, Managing Director, Head of Supply Chain, Drewry Shipping Consultants
Rail/Intermodal: Brooks A. Bentz, long-time freight consultant and columnist, Logistics Management
Parcel: Brian Sternberg, 40-year parcel veteran, former UPS Contracts/Pricing Executive
Airfreight: Charles (Chuck) Clowdis, Managing Director, Trans-Logistics Group
Mark Twain said: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” This seems like an appropriate view of what’s been going on in the logistics and freight transportation management sector.
In this annual webcast, group editorial director Michael Levans has assembled our annual panel of logistics and freight transportation analysts to share their insights on rate patterns in all the major transport modes in an effort to help shippers prepare their freight transportation budget for the coming year.
This year, our panel reveals some common themes around the continued uncertainty that hangs over our logistics operations. Shippers joining us on this annual webcast will gain a better understanding of:
- The state of the U.S. freight economy.
- Capacity and rate forecasts for
- Trucking
- Air cargo
- Ocean cargo
- Parcel express
- Rail/intermodal
- Airfreight
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