BlueGrace

First quarter revenue growth expectations were described as steady in the report, with an average forecast of 2%, while positive revenue sentiment hit 72%, its highest level since the second quarter 2025, following a 69% projection, for the fourth quarter, in the report’s previous edition.

On the revenue side, the report found that 71% of respondents forecasted positive revenue growth, down 3% from the second quarter, and up 6% compared to the first quarter. And it added that 16% of respondents are neutral, up from 12% in the second quarter, with 14% negative, matching the second quarter.

The new edition of the BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index, for the second quarter of 2025, which was recently issued by Tampa, Fla.-based, non-asset-based 3PL BlueGrace Logistics, signaled positive momentum for both order volume expectations and revenue expectations, for the second quarter.

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Addressing revenue expectations, the report found that 68% of respondents forecast positive revenue growth, in line with the third and fourth quarters, which had readings of 70% and 68%, respectively. The report also notes that 23% are neutral (ahead of the fourth quarter’s 19%), while 9% are negative, trailing the fourth quarter’s 15% reading.

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Looking at fourth quarter revenue expectations, the report observed that 66% of respondents are calling for positive revenue growth, topping the first and second quarters, at 65%, respectively, and trailing the third quarter, at 70%.

For revenues, the report viewed third quarter expectations as “an interesting paradox with shipper optimism on the rise, but the expected magnitude of growth has moderated greatly, with 70% of the report’s respondents expecting positive third quarter revenue growth, topping expectations for the first and second quarters, which each respectively came in at 65%.

The new edition of the BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index, which was recently issued by Tampa, Fla.-based non-asset-based 3PL BlueGrace Logistics, pointed to a relatively cautious outlook, as it relates to revenues and inventory management, among other factors.

The new edition of the BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index, which was recently released by Tampa, Fla.-based non-asset-based 3PL BlueGrace Logistics, pointed to variation across some key metrics, including revenue, inventory levels, and order levels, with a forward-looking slant.

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Tampa, Fla.-based non-asset-based 3PL BlueGrace Logistics recently announced it opened up its 11th United States-based office, located in Detroit, with a focus on expanding its freight network to serve its growing shipping customers and carriers’ portfolios.

Tampa, Fla.-based non-asset-based 3PL BlueGrace Logistics recently announced that Adam Blankenship, its Chief Commercial Officer, was named as a member of the Digital LTL Council, and will focus on helping to facilitate collaboration and standardization for less-than-truckload (LTL) stakeholders.