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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. Revenue data is sourced from the companies’ websites and market research platforms such as Macrotrends. Read on to learn more about the top revenue-earning 3PL warehousing companies in 2020.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

The kick-off to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan is just two weeks away, after being postponed last summer due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was essential to prevent Tokyo, where the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant was spreading, from becoming the source of another wave of infections.

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

Supply Chain Matters

But shipping industry sources now indicate that negotiations deteriorated last week over the scope of expected dockworker wage increases. Bloomberg reported similar disruptions observed in ports in Tacoma and Seattle. The Wall Street Journal indicated in May an atmosphere of rising tensions between companies and workers.

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Boeing’s Newest Production and Quality Challenge

Supply Chain Matters

As of this afternoon, a published report from industry publication Air Current , citing informed sources, indicated that United Airlines has found loose bolts on door plugs on at least five Boeing 737 Max 9 planes during ongoing inspections. based carriers Alaska Airlines and United Airlines.

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Competing in a diverse parcel market

Cathy Roberson

Much of the change in response to FedEx and UPS activities during the pandemic as noted in this Bloomberg story : “Since the pandemic hit in 2020, FedEx’s revenue per package soared 33% as retailers leaned on e-commerce to keep their businesses afloat. These tech tools may also use crowd-sourced carriers or traditional ones.

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Is The Creative Class Coming To A City Near You?

Supply Chain Insights

I made a list and wrote Seattle, San Francisco, and Austin. We believe that this redefines supply chains in the Race for Supply Chain 2020. Cartoon sourced from the Roanoke Times. (Weblink [link]. There was excitement in the air: creative work in the city with smart people doing great things. Then I thought, dang!

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Logistics in the City

Enterra Insights

” Of course, commuter traffic isn’t the only source of urban traffic congestion. Calvert reports, “Seattle is developing an app-based system to help trucks find open loading spaces.” 5] Peter Harris, “ Sustainable Solutions Through Urban Logistics ,” Longitudes, 8 December 2020. [6]