Shippers, as much as carriers, are driving toward electronic or digital bills of lading, as the need for speed and more responsive, detailed customer service increases.

Large truckload carriers continue to shed trucks, according to the JOC Truckload Capacity Index. Logistics providers, however, report ample available truck capacity.

Kuehne + Nagel handled the largest combined share of US imports from Asia of any non-vessel-operating common carrier in the first half of 2019, followed by Expeditors International and C.H. Robinson, according to PIERS.

The largest US logistics provider is expanding its over-the-road service in Europe through an acquisition, its second purchase in Europe this year.

Speculation has run rampant over the past three years that the e-commerce giant would eventually compete with the parcel carriers that move its freight, but it turns out Amazon actually has its sights set on the brokerage market.

Although the e-commerce giant doesn't describe itself as a third-party logistics provider (3PL), Amazon has surpassed major global players such as DHL and Kuehne + Nagel in 3PL revenue.

All key fundamentals point to another strong revenue growth year in 2018 for the third-party logistics provider sector, absent a trade war.

If the word for the 1960s was “plastic,” the phrase for the current era may very well turn out to be “third-party logistics provider.”

C.H. Robinson, with roots in the US produce and truckload markets stretching back to 1905, has been building business outside the US for decades.

The 112-year-old company is at the fulcrum of change rippling through the US trucking market and across trade lanes from Asia to Europe, much of it driven by e-commerce and technology.

Higher freight demand fails to absorb excess truckload capacity, pushing down rates and tightening margins for largest US freight broker.

Largest US logistics provider sees "meaningful" bid activity ahead in 2017.

Largest US logistics provider to scrutinize vessel-sharing agreements, urges more "resilient" supply chain strategies.

Melbourne-based company gives C.H. Robinson Worldwide a direct presence in Australia and New Zealand.

Broker benefits from lower costs, but lower rates take a bite out of truckload revenue.

Truck capacity is overwhelmingly concentrated among small and midsize carriers.