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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Read on to learn more about the top revenue-earning 3PL warehousing companies in 2020. The company was started in 1907 as a small messenger service in Seattle with $100 in borrowed capital.

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Competing in a diverse parcel market

Cathy Roberson

Express average daily volumes fell 2.9%, with no change in Ground and Freight average daily shipments per day declined 4.1%. Many of these retailers typically utilize their B2C carriers as B2B carriers but could opt to switch to another carrier because of cost or the size of the parcel/freight. LTL providers also play in this space.

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Logistics in the City

Enterra Insights

Debbie Abrams Kaplan ( @KaplanInk ) notes, “Urban freight is expected to increase 40% by 2050, going hand-in-hand with the slew of retail stores closing due to e-commerce growth. Calvert reports, “Seattle is developing an app-based system to help trucks find open loading spaces.” ”[2]. .”[3] Footnotes. [1]

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U.S. West Coast Dockworkers Enacting Multi-Day Job Actions

Supply Chain Matters

Bloomberg reported similar disruptions observed in ports in Tacoma and Seattle. freight and logistics sector in in a condition of contractionary recession , that adds to demands for higher worker compensation. The Wall Street Journal indicated in May an atmosphere of rising tensions between companies and workers.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The ­report found that 83% of manufacturers are “likely” or “extremely likely” to reshore by adding North American suppliers, up from 54 percent in March 2020. Several freight executives say they expect to reduce staff by attrition, though some suggest layoffs could come as their companies cut costs. trade with Asia. trade with Asia.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 17 2023

Supply Chain Matters

The software provider will continue to be led by its existing CEO Zig Serafin and reportedly will remain headquartered in Provo, Utah and Seattle, Washington. We anticipate that we may well be highlighting other reduced revenue forecasts from digital freight start ups in the coming weeks.

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China Exports Rebound Even as Western Markets Face Lockdown

Logistics Bureau

The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. Ocean Freight. Air Freight. Ocean Freight. Air Freight.

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