OVERVIEW OF THE AUTOMOBILE SHIPPING INDUSTRY AND SAVE ON TRANSPORT
Introduction to the Transportation Management and Logistics Industry
Transportation management and other third-party logistics companies offer transportation and freight management services to shippers of freight and inventory. The U.S. third-party logistics sector revenue increased from approximately $76.9 billion in 2003 to approximately $157.2 billion in 2014 (and experienced growth each year during such period other than from 2008 to 2009), according to Armstrong & Associates, Inc., a leading supply chain market research firm. In addition, only 10.9% of logistics expenditures by U.S. businesses were outsourced in 2014, according to Armstrong & Associates. We believe that the market penetration of third-party logistics providers will expand in the future as companies increasingly redirect their resources to core competencies and outsource their transportation and logistics requirements as they realize the cost-effectiveness of 3PL providers.