Forwarding now 'a chore – and a stressful one' – having to face angry shippers
Shippers with ‘unreasonable’ expectations are causing headaches for forwarders – big and small. Exhausted forwarders have ...
CAT: RISING TRADEEXPD: TRUMP TRADE LOSER LINE: PUNISHEDMAERSK: RELIEF XPO: TRUMP TRADE WINNERCHRW: NO JOYUPS: STEADY YIELDXPO: BUILDING BLOCKSHLAG: BIG ORDERLINE: REACTIONLINE: EXPENSES AND OPERATING LEVERAGELINE: PIPELINE OF DEALS LINE: DEMAND PATTERNS LINE: LANDSCAPELINE: CONF CALL STARTSDSV: UNTOUCHABLEEXPD: NOT AS BULLISH AS PREVIOUSLYFWRD: SPECULATIVE RALLY
CAT: RISING TRADEEXPD: TRUMP TRADE LOSER LINE: PUNISHEDMAERSK: RELIEF XPO: TRUMP TRADE WINNERCHRW: NO JOYUPS: STEADY YIELDXPO: BUILDING BLOCKSHLAG: BIG ORDERLINE: REACTIONLINE: EXPENSES AND OPERATING LEVERAGELINE: PIPELINE OF DEALS LINE: DEMAND PATTERNS LINE: LANDSCAPELINE: CONF CALL STARTSDSV: UNTOUCHABLEEXPD: NOT AS BULLISH AS PREVIOUSLYFWRD: SPECULATIVE RALLY
Good question. The Loadstar has long been impressed by the logistics industry’s capacity for producing some mind-boggling jargon, but this interesting blog goes some way in setting clear definitions. But wait, there’s more – just when you thought you had the hang of it, her comes a whole batch of companies calling themselves 5Pls…
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steven ingels
September 13, 2013 at 1:42 pmThe 5PL will be the new opportunity for consultant positions for the likes of Accenture, Deloitte, and the like. Whether it tightens or extends the PL process. Is an unknown, in my opinion.
Do not overlook the emergence of the 4PL “hybrid” being recognized and currently accepted as well.