Roundtable

Even though shippers are still benefiting from a low-rate environment, challenges are plentiful. Should demand levels head up and inventories continue to trend down, that could present a scenario that truckload carriers would welcome—and trigger a return to pricing power in tandem with tighter capacity.

Three of our top parcel industry sources offer their respective takes on the most consumer-facing segment of freight transportation and logistics parcel and last-mile delivery. Even though pandemic-related conditions have changed, high pricing remains, which is increasingly putting shippers in the position of carefully considering their options.

As the need to secure capacity quickly and efficiently grows, DFM continues to build market share and investor interest—and put increased pressure on traditional brokers.

Three of the nation’s top market analysts examine the current state of the freight railroad and intermodal markets, including a look at pricing, service levels and competition with other modes.

Coming off of 2021, which had carriers clearly in the driver’s seat with sustained pricing power, things have shifted in 2022 as rates trend back down. But even with some rate relief, shippers still face challenges.

Our panel says that all of the software and automation tools we need to meet the new supply chain challenges are right in front of us—all we need to do is put them to work.

Shippers might as well forget about planning for a peak season, industry analysts contend. Due to ongoing pressures from e-commerce and post-pandemic demand, ocean carriers are operating at crisis-driven velocity for the foreseeable future.

The TL market continues to see a flurry of high demand, elevated rates, and ongoing capacity issues. And while overall market conditions have improved from last year, there’s still a long way to go before things get back to any semblance of normal.

Our panel offers the next steps that logistics operations need to take in order to keep pace with the technology implementation necessary for success in the new world.

As the COVID-19 pandemic and uneven economic patterns affect trucking, our expert panel provides guidance to navigate the shifting truckload market.

Three of our top parcel industry sources bring us up to speed on the fastest moving, most dynamic service sector in logistics.

The ocean cargo industry has been characterized of late as being plagued by cultural dysfunction, keeping it mired in a sea of debt and service constraints. Our maritime experts reflect on how systemic change may lead to recovery.

Three prominent freight transportation experts put this quickly evolving market into perspective in an effort to help shippers keep pace with one of the most dynamic sectors of logistics.

Four of the nation’s top market analysts discuss volumes, rates, PSR implementation and recent service challenges in an effort to help shippers plot a clear course for the rest of 2019.

Our recent Software Users Survey revealed that shippers are showing a renewed interest in achieving a better understanding of the data supply chain software systems are capable of churning out. Three top technology analysts tell us how to get this done.